Astronomical Distance? What is Parsec ,Astronomical Unit and Light year?
Hii good morning to you to understand the true meaning of astronomical distance . We know the distance between earth and sun is about 1.5 × 10^11m. this distance between sun and earth is known as astronomical unit but there is a catch i.e the distance between sun and eath changes . hence we take average ar mean distance . so , the mean distance between earth and sun is known as Astronomical Unit. hence 1AU= 1.496*10^11m now for Light year it is define as distance taken by light in year to travell across stars or other galactical object. 1 lY=9.6*10^11m The measurement of parsec is slightly overwhelming as we knew the distance between sun and earth is 1AU . now to find the distance between earth and that star we can measure it using the angle subtended (1arcsec) . we know 1 arcsec=1/3600 1"=1/3600 * π/180 | (radian) 1"=4.84*10^-6 rad as the angle is very small : R/D=1'' R=1.496*10^11m 1.496*10^11m /D= 4...