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(Image made from explanations here :))
(parallax vs proper motion)
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The extremely high parallax of the Sun (324,000 arc seconds if I calculate correctly) swamps out any proper motion. [[Special:Contributions/2600:1001:B008:1230:9C83:B115:90B1:6038|2600:1001:B008:1230:9C83:B115:90B1:6038]] 12:12, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

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Created a nice image using the explanations on this page (using Gemini)

Chart fixed by explanations here

The extremely high parallax of the Sun (324,000 arc seconds if I calculate correctly) swamps out any proper motion. 2600:1001:B008:1230:9C83:B115:90B1:6038 12:12, 14 March 2026 (UTC)