Question

A student observes a star from two positions of Earth in its orbit, in summer and winter, and measures the change in the position of the star. Which of these can be best calculated by this method?

the shift in light traveling from star to Earth in winter

the shift in light traveling from star to Earth in summer

the distance of the star from Sun using parallax method

the distance of the star from Earth using parallax method

Answer 1

it must be one of the last 2

Answer 2

thank you very much for your help

Answer 3

i think its 3rd one

Answer 4

thats the one we thought but we wanted to makle sure

Answer 5

hey how do you do it?

Answer 6

@crystal_sky ,@AravindG