Stellar Aberration Should Be Distinguished from Stellar Parallax in That

question 67

Multiple Choice

Stellar aberration should be distinguished from stellar parallax in that

• A) stellar aberration immediately allows for measurements of distances to stars.
• B) stellar parallax is easily observable, whereas aberration is impossible to measure.
• C) stellar aberration depends on Earth's orbital speed around the Sun.
• D) stellar parallax depends on Earth's orbital speed around the Sun.
• E) stellar aberration demonstrates that the speed of light is infinite.

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