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[-] Allero@lemmy.today 5 points 2 months ago

They normally use parallax-seconds, i.e. parsecs, for long distance objects.

[-] m0darn@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

I think you need to be more specific than 'long distance', yes they use parsecs for 'long distances' but I believe only for intra-galactic objects. I think other galaxies are too distant for parallax seconds to be useful.

[-] Allero@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago

Fair!

Thanks for this bit of clarification

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