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A light year is how many years it would take light to get to it's destination. Parallax is the few of something in the sky from 2 different angles. Spectrum is the band of colors produced when white light passes through a prism.

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What do astronomers use as a baseline in measuring stellar parallax?

Is it Jupiter's orbit, a parsec, the average diameter of the Earth's orbit or a light year? Please choose one of the following.


When does the parallax effect become useless?

The parallax effect becomes unnoticeable after 1,000 light years.


What is the difference between spectrum and parallax?

A Parallax is a thing in science A Spectrum is another thing in science :D Astronomers use these terms so if you are doing this for homework nice try. Try doing your own work for once.


What is light year A parsec?

"Light-year" and "parsec" are two units of length used in astronomy - for distant objects. 1 parsec = 3.26 light-years. A light-year is defined as the distance that light travels in a year. A parsec is defined as the distance at which an object would have to be to have a parallax of one arc-second.


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If Vega is 25.3 light year from earth and arcturus is 36.7 light years away which star would have a greater parallax explain?

Vega would have a greater parallax due to its closer distance to Earth compared to Arcturus. Parallax is the apparent shift in position of an object when viewed from different perspectives, and the nearer an object is to the observer, the larger its parallax.


A star has a parallax of 0.75 of arc How far away is this star in light years?

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What type of light spectrum can you absorb?

Every spectrum of light can be absorbed with the right materials.


A measure of amounts of light received on earth is a star's what?

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What is measure of the amount of a stars light received on earth?

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What is the measurement of the amount of a stars light received on earths?

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What is the maximum distance for detecting parallax?

The maximum distance for detecting parallax is about 60 light-years. Parallax is the apparent shift in position of an object when viewed from different vantage points, such as opposite sides of Earth's orbit around the sun. Beyond 60 light-years, the angle of parallax becomes too small to accurately measure with current technology.