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PARALLAX

Parallax is the apparent shift in position of an object when viewed from different positions. It can be used to measure the distance to stars and other celestial objects. Friedrich Bessel was the first to use parallax to obtain a reliable distance measurement to a star, 61 Cygni, in 1838. Parallax works by measuring the shift of nearby objects against more distant background objects and requires using the largest possible baseline between observation points. It is one of the most important astronomical techniques for measuring distances, especially to nearby stars.

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PARALLAX

Parallax is the apparent shift in position of an object when viewed from different positions. It can be used to measure the distance to stars and other celestial objects. Friedrich Bessel was the first to use parallax to obtain a reliable distance measurement to a star, 61 Cygni, in 1838. Parallax works by measuring the shift of nearby objects against more distant background objects and requires using the largest possible baseline between observation points. It is one of the most important astronomical techniques for measuring distances, especially to nearby stars.

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PARALLAX

METHOD
WHAT IS PARALLAX?
Parallax is the apparent change in position of an object
when it is observed from a different place.

Parallax Method: When an object is seen by closing


our right and left eye alternatively, there is a shift in
the position of the object w.r.t. the background
observed. This is known as parallax.
In order to measure the parallax of
stars which are very far away, we
must use the largest baseline
possible.(The baseline is the distance
between the two points where we
take the measurements. For the
experiment above your thumb, the
baseline is the distance between your
eyes.)
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF PARALLAX METHOD?

Parallax is one of the most important


distance measurement methods used by
astronomers. It can only be used for nearby
stars, but it is very accurate. The method
works by measuring how nearby object
appears to move against the background of
more distant objects.
WHO DISCOVERED THE PARALLAX?
An astronomer and mathematician,
Bessel was the first to publish a
reliable measurement of parallax, in
1838. He detected an annual shift in
the position of the star 61 Cygni
amounting to 0.314 arc seconds,
placing the star at a distance of
FRIEDRICH BESSEL
about 10 light-years.
STELLAR PARALLAX

A shift in position of a nearby object


against a far-away object. Because
'stellar' means 'star,' the nearby
object in this case is a close star.
DIURNAL PARALLAX
The diurnal parallax has been used by John
Flamsteed in 1672 to measure the distance to
Mars at its opposition and through that to
estimate the astronomical unit and the size of
the Solar System.
LUNAR PARALLAX
Estimating the Moon's distance
In the second century BC Hipparchus derived a
very good estimate of the distance to the moon
using lunar parallax. It is based on how much
the moon shifts relative to the background
stars when we observe it from different
vantage points on earth.
SOLAR PARALLAX
The basic method used for determining solar
parallax is the determination of
trigonometric parallax. In accordance with
the law of gravitation, the relative distances
of the planets from the Sun are known, and
the distance of the Sun from Earth can be
taken as the unit of length.
MOVING CLUSTER METHOD
The moving-cluster method can be used to
find the appoximate distance to relatively
nearby star clusters. Use the moving-cluster
method with the data given below to estimate
the distance to the Hyades open cluster.
DYNAMICAL PARALLAX
Is a method for determining the
distance to a visual binary star. The
angular diameter of the orbit of the
stars around each other and their
apparent brightness to nearby stars.
THANK
YOU!
Presented by: Princess Daine S. Marquez
12-Marx

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