Parallax formula derivation problem?

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Start date Nov 27, 2011
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Rishavutkarsh

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Nov 27, 2011

parallax formula derivation problem!?

can anyone tell me in detail how to derive the parallax formula of deriving the distance of stars ? if animated videos or movies are included it would be better!

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Dr_Morbius

Nov 29, 2011

Did you bother googling it or looking it up on wikipedia?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_parallax

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