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Explain how parallax method is used to measure distance of a star from Earth.

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1. The parallax measured from two farthest distance points on Earth for stars will be too small and hence cannot be measured.

2. Instead, parallax between two farthest points (i.e., 2 ΔU apart) along the orbit of Earth around the Sun (s) is measured.

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