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Motion parallax

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parallax motionnoun(photography, optics) The apparent motion of a tracking-locked foreground object against a background, when the camera is moving across the environment. (ie. A stationary object will appear to move across a background, when a moving camera is locked to track it)
parallaxnounAn apparent shift in the position of two stationary objects relative to each other as viewed by an observer, due to a change in observer position.
proper motionnoun(astronomy) The change in apparent position of a celestial body due to that body's velocity relative to the Sun.
aberration of lightnoun(astronomy) A phenomenon that produces an apparent motion of celestial objects about their true positions, dependent on the velocity of the observer.
forced perspectivenounAn optical illusion in which an object appears of a different size or distance away than it actually is.
movementnounPhysical motion between points in space.
parallax secondnounA unit of length, used in astronomy, defined as the distance from the Earth of an object that exhibits a parallax of 1 arcsecond. It is approximately equal to 3.08568025 × 10¹³ kilometers or 3.2616 light years.
midmotionnounA point in time during motion.
cosmoramanoun(dated) An exhibition of perspective images of different places in the world, using various optical effects.
ponzo illusionnounAn optical illusion whereby a horizontal bar looks wider when farther up a picture of railroad tracks than when lower.
gravitational miragenoun(astrophysics) A distorted or false image of a distant galaxy (e.g. an image of a distant galaxy as a ring, or as multiple copies of itself) caused by a gravitational lens.
barber pole illusionnounAn optical illusion where, when a diagonally striped pole is rotated around its vertical axis (horizontally), it appears as though the stripes are moving in the direction of its vertical axis (downwards in the case of the animation to the right) rather than around it.
librationnoun(astronomy) The apparent wobble or variation in the visible side of the Moon that permanently faces the Earth, allowing observers on Earth to see, over a period of time, slightly more than half of the lunar surface.
determineverbTo ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.
accelerationnoun(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
amplitudenounThe measure of the size of something, especially its width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
declinationnounA refusal.
tiltnoun(transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
deviationnounA departure from the correct way of acting.
amountnounThe total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).

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