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Cosmic Distance Ladder Journey

Click through parallax (1/p), Cepheid period-luminosity, Type Ia standard candle, and Hubble flow d = cz/H_0. Each rung shows distance range and error; the cumulative error bar grows as you climb.

Figure 1. Cosmic Distance Ladder Journey.

WHAT TO TRY

  • Vary each control and watch the rail readouts respond.
  • Compare the diagnostic plot against the live scene.