Proper motion of the stars
- Bessel reasoned that stars with large proper motion were probably much
closer than the other nearby stars
- This is a gif of the Barnard Star. (The star which has
the largest proper motion)
- The total range of motion is 150 arcseconds
- The distance to the star 6 light years or 1.8 parsecs.
- Determine the speed of the Barnard star in m/s