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No, only the closer ones have a parallax that is large enough to be measured. The first star to have its parallax measured was 61 Cygni, measured by Bessel in 1838 and found to be at a distance of 10.3 light years, later corrected to 11.4.
The closest star Proxima Centauri has a parallax of only about 0.7 seconds of arc.
Before then the absence of parallax for the stars was considered an important part of the case that the Earth cannot be revolving round the Sun.
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Why were early astronomers unable to detect stellar parallax?
Pressumably, they didn't have the high-precision devices required to measure those angles. You must consider that we are talking about extremely small angles - even the closest star has a parallax of less than one arc-second (1/3600 of a degree).
How did Aristotle inability to detect parallax lead him to propose a geocentric model of the solar system?
He reasoned that since parallax could not be observed for celestial objects near the sun, then the earth was stationary. This erroneous assumption was because at the time he had no way of knowing that celestial objects were so far away that their parallax angles were too small to detect.He reasoned that since parallax could not be observed for celestial objects near the sun, then the earth was stationary. This erroneous assumption was because at the time he had no way of knowing that celestial objects were so far away that their parallax angles were too small to detect =) Hope it helped. I had the same question
How did Aristotle's inability to detect parallax lead him to propose a geocentric model of the solar system?
He reasoned that since parallax could not be observed for celestial objects near the sun, then the earth was stationary. This erroneous assumption was because at the time he had no way of knowing that celestial objects were so far away that their parallax angles were too small to detect.He reasoned that since parallax could not be observed for celestial objects near the sun, then the earth was stationary. This erroneous assumption was because at the time he had no way of knowing that celestial objects were so far away that their parallax angles were too small to detect =) Hope it helped. I had the same question
Distance to nearby stars can be determined from?
stellar parallax
The apparent shift in the position of nearby stars when compared to distant stars is?
Doug Fany answer: Parallax
Is a star with no measurable parallax is very close to Earth.?
No, if you can measure no parallax, the star is far away - further than a certain distance.
What did the baseball coach look for in space?
allstars
Which stars have the largest parallax angles-?
the stars nearest Earth
Why can't astronomer measure the parallax of a star that is a million lights away?
The farther the object, the smaller its parallax. In this case, the parallax is about 1/300,000 of an arc-second (and an arc-second is 1/3600 of a degree) - way too small to measure. Perhaps you will eventually find a way to measure smaller parallax angles.
What is the effect of distance from an object on parallax angles?
The parallax should get smaller and harder to notice although in astronomy there are techniques used to find the parallax of stars by using the Earth's position around the sun to find the distance of the stars.
How much equal angles does an equilateral triangle?
There are three measurable angles within a triangle, and within a equilateral triangle there are thee equal angles, each measuring 60o .
Why can smaller parallax angles be measured by telescopes in Earth orbit?
Earth's atmosphere does not limit a telescope's resolving power.
Why were ancient people unable to detect stellar parallax?
they couldn't measure small angles
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Nakuru AllStars was created in 1961.
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Why were early astronomers unable to detect stellar parallax?
Pressumably, they didn't have the high-precision devices required to measure those angles. You must consider that we are talking about extremely small angles - even the closest star has a parallax of less than one arc-second (1/3600 of a degree).
