Astronomical Measurements

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU)

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun ≈ 93 million miles.

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun ≈ 93 million miles. Good for measuring between planets.

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun ≈ 93 million miles. Good for measuring between planets.

•Light Year (ly)

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun ≈ 93 million miles. Good for measuring between planets.

•Light Year (ly) - A unit of distance equal to the distance light travels in one year

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun ≈ 93 million miles. Good for measuring between planets.

•Light Year (ly) - A unit of distance equal to the distance light travels in one year ≈ 6 trillion miles.

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun ≈ 93 million miles. Good for measuring between planets.

•Light Year (ly) - A unit of distance equal to the distance light travels in one year ≈ 6 trillion miles. Good for measuring between stars.

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun ≈ 93 million miles. Good for measuring between planets.

•Light Year (ly) - A unit of distance equal to the distance light travels in one year ≈ 6 trillion miles. Good for measuring between stars.

•Parsec (pc) ≈ 3.26 ly or 19.5 trillion miles.

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun ≈ 93 million miles. Good for measuring between planets.

•Light Year (ly) - A unit of distance equal to the distance light travels in one year ≈ 6 trillion miles. Good for measuring between stars.

•Parsec (pc) ≈ 3.26 ly or 19.5 trillion miles. It is the distance at which an object would have a parallax of one arc second.

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun ≈ 93 million miles. Good for measuring between planets.

•Light Year (ly) - A unit of distance equal to the distance light travels in one year ≈ 6 trillion miles. Good for measuring between stars.

•Parsec (pc) ≈ 3.26 ly or 19.5 trillion miles. It is the distance at which an object would have a parallax of one arc second.

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun ≈ 93 million miles. Good for measuring between planets.

•Light Year (ly) - A unit of distance equal to the distance light travels in one year ≈ 6 trillion miles. Good for measuring between stars.

•Parsec (pc) ≈ 3.26 ly or 19.5 trillion miles. It is the distance at which an object would have a parallax of one arc second. Good for measuring between stars.

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun ≈ 93 million miles. Good for measuring between planets.

•Light Year (ly) - A unit of distance equal to the distance light travels in one year ≈ 6 trillion miles. Good for measuring between stars.

•Parsec (pc) ≈ 3.26 ly or 19.5 trillion miles. It is the distance at which an object would have a parallax of one arc second. Good for measuring between stars.

•Kiloparsec (kpc)

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun ≈ 93 million miles. Good for measuring between planets.

•Light Year (ly) - A unit of distance equal to the distance light travels in one year ≈ 6 trillion miles. Good for measuring between stars.

•Parsec (pc) ≈ 3.26 ly or 19.5 trillion miles. It is the distance at which an object would have a parallax of one arc second. Good for measuring between stars.

•Kiloparsec (kpc) = 1000 pc.

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun ≈ 93 million miles. Good for measuring between planets.

•Light Year (ly) - A unit of distance equal to the distance light travels in one year ≈ 6 trillion miles. Good for measuring between stars.

•Parsec (pc) ≈ 3.26 ly or 19.5 trillion miles. It is the distance at which an object would have a parallax of one arc second. Good for measuring between stars.

•Kiloparsec (kpc) = 1000 pc. Good for measuring within the Milky Way or Local Group of galaxies.

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun ≈ 93 million miles. Good for measuring between planets.

•Light Year (ly) - A unit of distance equal to the distance light travels in one year ≈ 6 trillion miles. Good for measuring between stars.

•Parsec (pc) ≈ 3.26 ly or 19.5 trillion miles. It is the distance at which an object would have a parallax of one arc second. Good for measuring between stars.

•Kiloparsec (kpc) = 1000 pc. Good for measuring within the Milky Way or Local Group of galaxies.

•Megaparsec (Mpc)

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun ≈ 93 million miles. Good for measuring between planets.

•Light Year (ly) - A unit of distance equal to the distance light travels in one year ≈ 6 trillion miles. Good for measuring between stars.

•Parsec (pc) ≈ 3.26 ly or 19.5 trillion miles. It is the distance at which an object would have a parallax of one arc second. Good for measuring between stars.

•Kiloparsec (kpc) = 1000 pc. Good for measuring within the Milky Way or Local Group of galaxies.

•Megaparsec (Mpc) = 1 million pc.

Astronomical Measurements

•Astronomical Unit (AU) - A distance unit based on the average distance of the Earth from the Sun ≈ 93 million miles. Good for measuring between planets.

•Light Year (ly) - A unit of distance equal to the distance light travels in one year ≈ 6 trillion miles. Good for measuring between stars.

•Parsec (pc) ≈ 3.26 ly or 19.5 trillion miles. It is the distance at which an object would have a parallax of one arc second. Good for measuring between stars.

•Kiloparsec (kpc) = 1000 pc. Good for measuring within the Milky Way or Local Group of galaxies.

•Megaparsec (Mpc) = 1 million pc. Good for measuring between galaxies.

Astronomical Measurements