We can't detect stellar parallax with naked- eye observations. Which of the following would make parallax easier to observe?
A)slowing down Earth's orbital motion
B)increasing the size of Earth's orbit
C)Speeding up the precession of Earth's axis
D)speeding up Earth's orbital motion
E)getting away from streetlights

Question

We can't detect stellar parallax with naked- eye observations. Which of the following would make parallax easier to observe?
A)slowing down Earth's orbital motion
B)increasing the size of Earth's orbit
C)Speeding up the precession of Earth's axis
D)speeding up Earth's orbital motion
E)getting away from streetlights

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Increasing the size of Earth's orbit would increase the baseline for parallax measurements, making the parallax effect more pronounced and easier to observe.

We Can't Detect Stellar Parallax with Naked- Eye Observations