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    Spectroscopic Parallax Is the Process of Finding the Distance to a Star
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Spectroscopic Parallax Is the Process of Finding the Distance to a Star

Question 77

Question 77

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Spectroscopic parallax is the process of finding the distance to a star by measuring its shift against the background stars over 6 months.

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