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प्रश्न
Answer the following question.
Star A is farther than star B. Which star will have a large parallax angle?
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उत्तर
- 'b' is constant for the two stars
∴ θ ∝ `1/"D"` - As star A is farther i.e., DA > DB
⇒ θA < θB
Hence, star B will have a larger parallax angle than star A.
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