Multiple Choice
The MOST straightforward way to determine the distance to a nearby star involves the measurement of the
A) star's spectrum.
B) ratio of the star's apparent and absolute magnitudes.
C) Zeeman effect of spectral lines in the star's spectrum.
D) star's parallax.
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