stellar parallax

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    In parallax: Stellar parallax

    The stars are too distant for any difference of position to be perceptible from two places on Earth’s surface, but, as Earth revolves at 149,600,000 km from the Sun, stars are seen from widely different viewpoints during the year. The effect on their…

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