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The stars
Stellar distances and motions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apparent magnitude | tells us how bright a star "appears" |
| the brighter the star | the lower the magnitude |
| the distance from the earth to the sun is called | an Astronomical unit |
| the straight lin joining the points in space from which observe | the baseline |
| astrometry | the study of the positions of stars |
| The nearer stars seem to be slightly displaced respect to the farther stars when viewed from different locations in the earths orbit. True or False | True |
| Scientist use how high of a resolution to pinpoint the postion of a small number of stars more accurately than was possible with Hipparcos | very high resolution |