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Accuracy of readings of e.g. meters and certain optical instruments. Parallax is also used in astronomy for calculating distances to(astronmically)far-away objects.

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Why would astronomers measure the parallax angle of a planet or star?

Astronomers measure the parallax angle of a planet or star to determine its distance from Earth. By observing the apparent shift in position of the object against the background stars as the Earth orbits the Sun, astronomers can calculate the angle and use it to estimate the object's distance.


Why can't the parallax effect be used to measure distances to other galaxies?

The parallax angle of such distant objects is way too small to be measured. In general, the farther away an object, the smaller is its parallax angle.


What can parallax be used to determine about a star?

Parallax is a method used to find the distances of stars.


What is the parallax angle of rigel?

.2 arc sec


What is parallax and how is it used to determine the distances to the stars?

Parallax is the apparent shift in the position of an object when viewed from different angles. In astronomy, parallax is used to measure the distance to stars by observing how their positions change as the Earth orbits the Sun. By measuring the angle of the shift, scientists can calculate the distance to the star using trigonometry.


Parallax would be easier to measure if?

Parallax would be easier to measure if the Earth were farther from the sun. This way, there will be a wider angle to the stars using the parallax method.


What is a parallax measure?

Parallax measurement is a method used in astronomy to determine the distance to a celestial object by observing its apparent shift in position as viewed from different points. By measuring the angle of this shift from two different locations on Earth, astronomers can calculate the distance to the object using trigonometry.


Does the star Sirius or Betelgeuse have a greater parallax angle?

Sirius will have a greater angle, because it is closer to us.


The star Sirius is known to be 8.6 light years away What is the parallax angle?

The parallax angle of Sirius is approximately 0.38 arcseconds. This value indicates the shift in position of the star as seen from Earth due to its motion around the Sun. The parallax angle is used to calculate the distance to nearby stars.


If a star's parallax angle is too small to measure what can you conclude about the stars distance from earth?

You can conclude that it is farther than a certain distance. How much this distance is depends, of course, on how accurately the parallax angle can be measured.


What is Often used to determine the distance to nearby stars?

parallax


Most stars have such small parallax shifts that accurate measurement is always possible?

On the contrary, if the parallax angle is too small, it can't be measured accurately.