How is the parallax angle of a star calculated? I am asking about how the apparent move of a nearby star in the sky is converted to an angle, not how to
![SOLVED:Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, has a parallax of 0.379 arcsec. What is its distance in parsecs? In light-years? SOLVED:Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, has a parallax of 0.379 arcsec. What is its distance in parsecs? In light-years?](https://cdn.numerade.com/previews/13b128c4-1024-475d-87d6-9d2c0ee93934_large.jpg)
SOLVED:Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, has a parallax of 0.379 arcsec. What is its distance in parsecs? In light-years?
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![SOLVED:Parallax One method of measuring the distance from Earth to a star is the parallax method. The idea behind computing this distance is to measure the angle formed between Earth and the SOLVED:Parallax One method of measuring the distance from Earth to a star is the parallax method. The idea behind computing this distance is to measure the angle formed between Earth and the](https://cdn.numerade.com/previews/0a651739-ab96-4683-b39b-7b9e5a1292cc.gif)