Stellar Parallax Appears Because

question 227

Multiple Choice

Stellar parallax appears because

• A) Earth rotates about its own axis.
• B) stars move in space.
• C) stars have finite size (i.e., they are not really just points of light).
• D) Earth moves in space.

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