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Calling All Amateur Astronomers! How far away are stars? How do we determine this distance? What makes it reliable?
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So basically an astronomy organization is saying the methods of determining distance of galactic objects could be all wrong??
This shakes the foundation of everything we think we know don't you think?
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1417231I don't think that is an astronomy organization. Reads more like a creationist site registered to an astronomy name. Reads like a geocentrist manifesto to me. They tend to get their panties in a twist when it comes to parallax. Heaven help you if you should utter the words "light echo" as it pertains to supernova explosions reflecting off of nebulae. Hey Astronut, thanks for your input. So how accurate do you reckon that the modern day methods of determining distance are? Depends on the method. Parallax works but is limited in range, Cepheid variable method is beyond reproach, but you automatically discount that there are stars more luminous than the sun, so naturally you automatically disbelieve it.
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