Jason Kendall's Intro to Astronomy Course

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Module 1: Foundations of Observational Astronomy: The Moon, the Seasons, and Mapping the Sky.

05: Distance, Parallax and Parsecs

Video References

• References for Module 1: Foundations of Observational Astronomy: The Moon, the Seasons, and Mapping the Sky.
  • Supplement the videos with "OpenStax Astronomy"
    • 1: Science and the Universe
    • 2: Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy
    • 4: Earth, Moon, and Sky
  • 05: Distance, Parallax and Parsecs
    • Wherein we discuss the nature of distance in astronomy, and its measurement with parallax.
    • Parallax
    • Triangulation
    • ESA's Hipparcos Mission
    • ESA's Gaia Mission
    • Parsec
    • Arcsecond