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minus-squareAllero@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThey normally use parallax-seconds, i.e. parsecs, for long distance objects.
minus-squarem0darn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI think you need to be more specific than ‘long distance’, yes they use parsecs for ‘long distances’ but I believe only for intra-galactic objects. I think other galaxies are too distant for parallax seconds to be useful.
They normally use parallax-seconds, i.e. parsecs, for long distance objects.
I think you need to be more specific than ‘long distance’, yes they use parsecs for ‘long distances’ but I believe only for intra-galactic objects. I think other galaxies are too distant for parallax seconds to be useful.