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1)The circumference of the Earth is about 40,000 km and NY is at a latitude of 40.7 degrees. How far in km is NY from
1)The circumference of the Earth is about 40,000 km and NY is at a latitude of 40.7 degrees. How far in km is NY from the equator?
2)An object viewed 6 months apart from Earth has a parallax angle of 1.0 0.1 seconds of an arc. Take 1 A.U. = 150 million km.
What is the closest in km that this object can be consistent with this measurement?
3)An object viewed 6 months apart from Earth has a parallax angle of 1.0 0.1 seconds of an arc. Take 1 A.U. = 150 million km.
What is the furthest in km that this object can be consistent with this measurement?
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Understanding Our Universe ()
Authors: Stacy Palen, Laura Kay, George Blumenthal
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