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Chapter 18, Problem 1P
If you observed the Solar System from the vantage point of the nearest star, at a distance of 1.3 pc, what would the maximum angular separation be between Earth and the Sun? (Hint: Use the small-angle formula, Eq. 3-1.) (Note: 1 pc = 2.1 × 105 AU.)
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FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRON.-MINDTAP (2 TERM)
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