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# Parallax is the apparent displacement of an object because of:

change in observer's point of view

##### SOLUTION
Astronomers use an effect called parallax to measure distances to nearby stars. Parallax is the apparent displacement of an object because of a change in the observer's point of view.
As the Earth orbits the sun, a nearby star will appear to move against the more distant background stars. Astronomers can measure a star's position once, and then again 6 months later and calculate the apparent change in position.

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