Parallax activity (1) (1) (1) (1)

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Parallax Activity Today we will look at the concept of Parallax and how you can measure the distance to nearby stars. Watch the following video at: (or scan the code on your smart device!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUQAIldqPww In the above Right triangle The side a is called the Opposite, the side b is called the Adjacent and the side c is called the Hypotenuse. What is the value of the following sums (from the information in the video): What is the definition of an astronomical unit? How many miles are there in 1 A.U. What is the definition of a Parsec? What is the definition of an arcsecond? How many Astronomical units are there in a parsec? How many light years are there in a Parsec? (Google this!) What is the closest star to the Sun? What is the maximum distance that parallax can be usefully used to measure the distance to stars?
Watch the following Star Wars movie clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bosSsgzgenA With the knowledge that you have learned what is wrong with the statement made by Han Solo in the first 30 seconds of the clip? Give a summary of the following website which gives details of the Gaia spaceship and its mission to measure the parallax of 1 Billion stars: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_%28spacecraft%29
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