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The transverse motion of a star can be determined by studying its spectrum. TRUE or FALSE
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The transverse motion of a star can be determined by studying its spectrum. TRUE or FALSE

User Tomasz Myrta
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Nope.
False.
The shift in spectral lines reveals only 'radial' motion ...
motion toward us or away from us. The spectrum
carries no information related to motion across the
line of sight.
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