How has the cosmic distance record progressed over time?

The Moon and planets sometimes occult stars, demonstrating that stars are farther. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/0*SVbH4dPx2bTeBz_p" style="height:383px; width:700px" /> When one astronomical object occupies the same line-of-sight as another, an occultation will occur, as the “closer” object blocks the light that would otherwise be visible from the “farther” object. The Moon occults all of the other planet; the Moon and planets occult background stars, revealing the relative distances between them. (<a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/two-comets-a-supernova-and-a-spectacular-regulus-occultation-on-tap/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Credit</a>: Bob King/Stellarium/Sky & Telescope) <a href="https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/how-has-the-cosmic-distance-record-progressed-over-time-7b354a70e404">Visit Now</a>