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Activity 5: Stars and parallax
Activity 5
Years 10–11
Students calculate the distances to various stars using right angled trigonometry and parallax angles. They use astronomers’ measures such as the Astronomical Unit, parsecs and light years.
MI_SKA_Activity5_StarsParallax.docx (2.00 MB)
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