Comment by dark_enough_to_dance on 20/07/2022 at 20:32 UTC

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Thanks for that solid answer. I didn't know that there might be many ways to find the solution.

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Comment by cynical_gramps at 20/07/2022 at 21:53 UTC

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The parallax is generally used for shorter distances (relatively speaking). For most other distance measurements we use “candle” stars