Multiple Choice
The Sun is about 8000 parsecs from the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, while the Hipparcos satellite measured parallaxes to an accuracy of about 0.01 arcseconds. How far toward the galactic center could astronomers see with Hipparcos (ignoring galactic dust and other obstacles) ?
A) all the way to the center
B) about halfway to the center
C) about 1/80 of the way to the center
D) about 1/1000 of the way to the center
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