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What is used when astronomers measure the distance from the sun to the earth?

Parallax is the method that astronomers use to measure the distance from the sun to the earth.


What is the distance from earth to the sun in Celsius?

Celsius is a measure of temperature, not distance.


Why did the Au is not used to measure distances on earth?

AU is not used to measure the distances on earth, because a astronomical unit is a unit of measurement equal to the distance between Earth and Sun. So that's why you cannot use Au for measure the distances on Earth.


How do you measure the distance from the earth to the sun?

with feet, or with km..... :P


What is the Average distance of the earth from the sun during its orbit is?

The average distance of Earth from the Sun during its orbit is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers). This distance is known as an astronomical unit (AU) and is used as a convenient way to measure distances within our solar system.


What do Au's help calculate?

The Astronomical Unit (AU) is the average distance from the Earth to the sun about 150 million kilometers It is used to measure distance in the solar system.


What does the distance between the earth and sun and moon and earth mean?

It's a measure of how far apart they are.


What is the apparent movement of a star used to measure its distance from earth?

The apparent movement of a star used to measure its distance from Earth is called parallax. Astronomers observe how a star's position changes relative to more distant stars as Earth orbits the Sun, allowing them to calculate the star's distance based on the angle of this shift.


What is the the orbit from the sun in kilometers for the earth?

The Earth takes one year to orbit the Sun at an average distance of 150 million kilometers (93 million miles). The distance 150 million kilometers is used as a measure called an Astronomical Unit or AU.


What is difference between angstrom and astronomical unit?

An angstrom is a unit of length equal to one ten-billionth of a meter, commonly used to measure atomic distances. An astronomical unit is a unit of length based on the average distance between the Earth and the Sun, approximately 93 million miles, often used to measure distances within our solar system.


How far is the earths moon from mercury?

Varying from the the distance from the Earth to the Moon + the distance from the sun to the earth + the distance from mercury to the sun, to the distance from the earth to the sun - the distance from mercury to the sun - the distance from the earth to the moon


What does au stand for in terms of distance?

Astronomical Unit - A unit of measure used in space. It is the mean distance from the Earth to the Sun. 93 million miles or about 150 million kilometers.