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A parsec is the distance from the Sun to an astronomical object that has a parallax angle of one arcsecond (not to scale). The parsec (symbol: pc) is a unit of length used to measure the large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System, approximately equal to 3.26 light-years or 206,265 astronomical units (AU), i.e. 30.9 trillion kilometres (19.2 trillion miles).
Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight and is measured by the angle or half-angle of inclination between those two lines. [1] [2] Due to foreshortening, nearby objects show a larger parallax than farther objects, so parallax can be used to determine distances.
Giuseppe Calandrelli noted stellar parallax in 1805-6 and came up with a 4-second value for the star Vega which was a gross overestimate. [3] The first successful stellar parallax measurements were done by Thomas Henderson in Cape Town South Africa in 1832–1833, where he measured parallax of one of the closest stars, Alpha Centauri.
Comparison of parallax-barrier and lenticular autostereoscopic displays. Note: The figure is not to scale. Autostereoscopy is any method of displaying stereoscopic images (adding binocular perception of 3D depth) without the use of special headgear, glasses, something that affects vision, or anything for eyes on the part of the viewer.
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 23h10m19.7s Moon Declination -04°50'27.0" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'31.8" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
Berthier's diagram: A-B=glass plate, with a-b=opaque lines, P=Picture, O=Eyes, c-n=blocked and allowed views (Le Cosmos 05-1896)The principle of the parallax barrier was independently invented by Auguste Berthier, who published an article on stereoscopic pictures including his new idea illustrated with a diagram and pictures with purposely exaggerated dimensions of the interlaced image strips ...
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William Pendry Bidelman (/ ˈ b aɪ d əl m æ n / BY-dəl-man; September 25, 1918 – May 3, 2011) [3] was an American astronomer. [4] Born in Los Angeles, and raised in North Dakota, he was noted for classifying the spectra of stars, [5] and considered a pioneer in recognizing and classifying sub-groups of the peculiar stars.