how do we measure the size of planets and other entities like black holes that are extremely big?
In: Earth Science
We can measure how big it looks in the sky, and then using its distance calculate its size. We know the relationship between distance and relative size. For example, if someone is 6 feet tall we know how big they’ll appear to be if they are 100 feet away, 1000 feet away, a mile away, etc
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