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Idea of Distance

Jouglul Ahmed

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Outline

  • How to make sense of the Astronomical Distances?
  • How to measure these distances?

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How to make sense of the Astronomical Distances?

400,000 km

250,000 mile

But what does it mean actually?

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Distance between Earth and the Moon

 

 

 

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What about Earth and International Space Station?

 

 

 

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Walking Distance

How much time does he need?

 

 

 

 

 

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Walking Distance to Moon

How much time does he need?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Distance between Earth and Sun

 

 

11687.5 earths

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How many planets fit between Earth and the Sun?

Sum of Diameters of all the planets

380,016 kilometers

 

Distance between Earth and Moon

400,000 kilometers

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How to measure these distances?

Parallax

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What is Parallax?

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What is Parallax?