Question

1. The smallest shift you can reliably measure on the screen is about 0.2 grid units. This shift corresponds to the precision of positions measured with the best Earth-based optical telescopes. If you cannot measure an angle smaller than this, what is the maximum distance at which a star can be located and still have a measurable parallax

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

each grid corresponding 0.1s⁻¹.

0.2grid unit = 0.2×0.1 =0.02s⁻¹

distance of the star from telescope

d = 1/p

d= 1/0.02= 50 par sec

1par sec = 3.26 light year

1 light year = 9.5×10¹²km

3.26ly=3.084×10¹³km

d= 50×3.084×10¹³=1.55×10¹⁵km