Why do we use light year to
measure
the distance of the
celestial bodies?
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Astronomers estimate the distance of nearby objects in space by using a method called stellar parallax, or trigonometric parallax. Simply put, they measure a star's apparent movement against the background of more distant stars as Earth revolves around the sun.
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The light year is used to measure distances in space because the distances are so big that a large unit of distance is required
Explanation:
If we stick to miles or kilometers we quickly run into unwieldy numbers just measuring the distance to the nearest star
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