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Melanie

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on: Aug 28, 2013
Which of the following describes parallax?
A) It is best measured over exactly one year intervals.
B) It is inversely proportional to the distance to the star.
C) It was first observed by Galileo with his new telescope.
D) It is only applicable to objects within the solar system.
E) It is more accurate as the distances to objects becomes greater.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 28, 2013
Oh! I know the answer is B.


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Reply #2 on: Aug 28, 2013
Oh! I know the answer is B.


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