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Topic 13: Exploring starlight
Quick questions on Stellar distances, parallax and standard candles - Edexcel GCSE Astronomy
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State the formula linking a star's distance in parsecs to its parallax angle in arcseconds. [1 mark]
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State what property of a Cepheid variable is used to find its true brightness. [1 mark]
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