The first direct measurement of the distance to a star (61 Cygni at 11.4 light-years) was made in 1838 by Friedrich Bessel using the parallax technique.
Matja e pare drejtperdrejte te distances te nje Ylli i qujtur (61 Cygni me distanc 11,4 vjet drite larg) eshte bere ne 1838 nga Friedrich Bessel duke perdorur teknike Paralaks.