Astronomy

Text: "Exploration of the Universe," by Abell, Morrison, and Wolff

 

Vocabulary: Chapter 21.1a and 21.1b (pages 365 -367)

You should be familiar with the following terms and concepts


triangulation

 

parallax

 

baseline

 

describe how the distance to an inaccessible object can be calculated

 

how do you see in 3-D?

 

what is the "baseline" for stellar distances, and why is it used?

 

what kinds of errors can occur when calculating stellar distances?

 

arcsec

 

arcmin

 


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