Lecture 05: Distances of the Stars

from Astronomy 162 - Stars, Galaxies, & the Universe · host Richard Pogge

How do we measure the distances to the stars? This lecture introduces the method of trigonometric parallaxes and the units of the Parsec and Light Year. Recorded 2006 January 9 in 1008 Evans Laboratory on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University.

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