![A star is 1.45 parsec light years away. How much parallax would this star show when viewed from two locations of the earth six months apart in its orbit around the sun? A star is 1.45 parsec light years away. How much parallax would this star show when viewed from two locations of the earth six months apart in its orbit around the sun?](https://dwes9vv9u0550.cloudfront.net/images/5519633/2ef1bac5-8486-43b9-8abb-a43f9c00d093.jpg)
A star is 1.45 parsec light years away. How much parallax would this star show when viewed from two locations of the earth six months apart in its orbit around the sun?
![Alex Yumashev on Twitter: "Am I a nerd or what ! It just occurred to me that Star Wars characters mention "parsec" a lot (as a unit of distance). While parsec is Alex Yumashev on Twitter: "Am I a nerd or what ! It just occurred to me that Star Wars characters mention "parsec" a lot (as a unit of distance). While parsec is](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DooJtQ5W4AEZLgC.jpg)
Alex Yumashev on Twitter: "Am I a nerd or what ! It just occurred to me that Star Wars characters mention "parsec" a lot (as a unit of distance). While parsec is
![SOLVED:A parsec is an astronomical unit of distance where 1 parsec = 3.26 light years (1 light year equals the distance traveled by light in one year). If the speed of light SOLVED:A parsec is an astronomical unit of distance where 1 parsec = 3.26 light years (1 light year equals the distance traveled by light in one year). If the speed of light](https://cdn.numerade.com/previews/eafac611-9f3a-4f74-81bc-0d279fc4764b_large.jpg)
SOLVED:A parsec is an astronomical unit of distance where 1 parsec = 3.26 light years (1 light year equals the distance traveled by light in one year). If the speed of light
![SOLVED:A parsec is an astronomical unit of distance where 1 parsec = 3.26 light years (1 light year equals the distance traveled by light in one year). If the speed of light SOLVED:A parsec is an astronomical unit of distance where 1 parsec = 3.26 light years (1 light year equals the distance traveled by light in one year). If the speed of light](https://cdn.numerade.com/previews/d0b25212-51d8-4202-bd84-2f3aba13c021.gif)
SOLVED:A parsec is an astronomical unit of distance where 1 parsec = 3.26 light years (1 light year equals the distance traveled by light in one year). If the speed of light
![How would I find the distance of a star in parsecs and light years if parallax is known? For example, Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, has a parallax of 0.379 How would I find the distance of a star in parsecs and light years if parallax is known? For example, Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, has a parallax of 0.379](https://useruploads.socratic.org/jZXIBQWnTtPbPRzNmxwD_parallax%20%281%29.gif)