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English: Parsec Definition diagram

The apparent motion of a nearby star is a small ellipse in the sky relative to background stars over the period of a year. The viewpoint is defined as the Earth.

The angle representing major axis radius of the elliptical path is the parallax angle.

A parsec is defined as the distance to an object whose parallax angle = 1 arc second.
Date 24 September 2006 (original upload date)
Source This image is an altered version of :Image:Stellarparallax2.svg, which is an SVG version of :Image:Stellarparallax2.png. Stellarparallax2.svg was released into the public domain by its creator, Booyabazooka.
Author Srain at English Wikipedia
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  • 2009-09-06 20:31 Deriksmith 555×870× (8932 bytes) (Ghosting back perceived position vs. actual position for clarity. Uploader releases any changes made to the public domain.)
  • 2009-09-06 20:20 Deriksmith 555×870× (18258 bytes) Reverted to version as of 09:20, 29 November 2007 Ooops, file screwed up.
  • 2009-09-06 20:19 Deriksmith 555×870× (9224 bytes) Ghosting back perceived position vs. actual position for clarity. Uploader releases any changes made to the public domain.
  • 2007-11-29 09:20 Babbage 555×870× (18258 bytes) The page size was too small and was cropping the image (located here)
  • 2006-09-24 02:09 Srain 496×825× (18101 bytes) Edit by original author - page size fit to image.
  • 2006-09-24 00:49 Srain 744×1052× (16975 bytes) This image is an altered version of Stellarparallax2.svg, which is an SVG version of Stellarparallax2.png. Stellarparallax2.svg was released into the public domain by its creator, [[Booyabazooka]]. Parsec Definition diagram The apparent motion of a ne

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