We Are About 8000 Parsecs from the Center of the Milky

question 238

Multiple Choice

We are about 8000 parsecs from the center of the Milky Way Galaxy,and the smallest parallax angle we can measure from orbiting observatories is about 0.001 arcseconds.How far toward the galactic center can we see with this technique (ignoring galactic dust and other obstacles) ?

• A) all the way to the center
• B) about halfway to the center
• C) about 1/8 of the way to the center
• D) only 0.008 = 1/125 of the way to the center

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