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DescriptionStellarparallax parsec1.svg	English: Parsec Definition diagram The apparent motion of a nearby star is a small ellipse in the sky relative to background stars over the period of a year. The viewpoint is defined as the Earth. The angle representing major axis radius of the elliptical path is the parallax angle. A parsec is defined as the distance to an object whose parallax angle = 1 arc second.
Date	24 September 2006 (original upload date)
Source	This image is an altered version of :Image:Stellarparallax2.svg, which is an SVG version of :Image:Stellarparallax2.png. Stellarparallax2.svg was released into the public domain by its creator, Booyabazooka.
Author	Srain at English Wikipedia
Other versions	Derivative works of this file: Stellarparallax parsec1 chs.svg Stellarparallax parsec1 cn chs.svg Stellarparallax parsec1 mk.svg Stellarparallax parsec1-2 rus.svg

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2009-09-06 20:31 Deriksmith 555×870× (8932 bytes) (Ghosting back perceived position vs. actual position for clarity. Uploader releases any changes made to the public domain.)
2009-09-06 20:20 Deriksmith 555×870× (18258 bytes) Reverted to version as of 09:20, 29 November 2007 Ooops, file screwed up.
2009-09-06 20:19 Deriksmith 555×870× (9224 bytes) Ghosting back perceived position vs. actual position for clarity. Uploader releases any changes made to the public domain.
2007-11-29 09:20 Babbage 555×870× (18258 bytes) The page size was too small and was cropping the image (located here)
2006-09-24 02:09 Srain 496×825× (18101 bytes) Edit by original author - page size fit to image.
2006-09-24 00:49 Srain 744×1052× (16975 bytes) This image is an altered version of Stellarparallax2.svg, which is an SVG version of Stellarparallax2.png. Stellarparallax2.svg was released into the public domain by its creator, [[Booyabazooka]]. Parsec Definition diagram The apparent motion of a ne

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current	17:25, 9 August 2019	555 × 870 (2 KB)	Jarvisa	Simplified SVG source
	15:34, 2 December 2015	555 × 870 (11 KB)	Crh23	Removed word 'Imaginary' to reduce confusion with the idea of a virtual star, as per [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_talk:Stellarparallax_parsec1.svg]
	02:13, 1 October 2012	555 × 870 (9 KB)	OgreBot	(BOT): Uploading old version of file from en.wikipedia; originally uploaded on 2009-09-06 20:31:51 by Deriksmith
	02:13, 1 October 2012	555 × 870 (9 KB)	OgreBot	(BOT): Uploading old version of file from en.wikipedia; originally uploaded on 2009-09-06 20:19:25 by Deriksmith
	02:13, 1 October 2012	496 × 825 (18 KB)	OgreBot	(BOT): Uploading old version of file from en.wikipedia; originally uploaded on 2006-09-24 02:09:12 by Srain
	02:13, 1 October 2012	744 × 1,052 (17 KB)	OgreBot	(BOT): Uploading old version of file from en.wikipedia; originally uploaded on 2006-09-24 00:49:50 by Srain
	15:30, 10 June 2008	555 × 870 (18 KB)	Ashishbhatnagar72	{{Information \|Description={{en\|1={{Information \|Description={{en\|This image is an altered version of [[:en::Image:Stellarparallax2.svg]], which is an SVG version of [[:en::Image:Stellarparallax2.png]]. Stellarparallax2.svg was released into the public d