What Is Stellar Parallax

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Multiple Choice

What is stellar parallax?

• A)It is the change in the set of constellations that we see at different times of year in the evening sky.
• B)It describes the fact that stars are actually moving relative to one another, even though to our eyes the stars appear fixed in the constellations.
• C)It is the daily rise and set of the stars.
• D)It is the slight back- and- forth shifting of star positions that occurs as we view the stars from different positions in Earth's orbit of the Sun.

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