What will you need to do to determine parallax

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Thank you,Devin-Very accurate position or angle measurements from two different observation points.-Computing stellar parallax is achieved using trigonometry by measuring how much an object of interest moves against background objects that are further away.Usually two measurements are taken 6 months apart, so that the diameter of the Earths orbit around the Sun forms the baseline of the triangle.See the link Ive provided for a diagram & more information.......

We're just learned about parallax and things about stars today and I'm starting a lab and I can't find the answer? Can anyone help?

Thank you,
Devin

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Very accurate position or angle measurements from two different observation points.

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Computing stellar parallax is achieved using trigonometry by measuring how much an object of interest moves against background objects that are further away. Usually two measurements are taken 6 months apart, so that the diameter of the Earth's orbit around the Sun forms the baseline of the triangle. See the link I've provided for a diagram & more information.

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