Universe: Stars And Galaxies
Universe: Stars And Galaxies
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Author: Roger Freedman, Robert Geller, William J. Kaufmann
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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The speed with which the Enterprise should move in order for a star that is 1pc away to appear to move 1° per second, to compare the speed with the speed of light and whether the stars appear to move as seen from a orbiting space shuttle that travels at 8km/s.

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