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Parallax is defined as an object appearing as if it is positioned differently when it is looked at from different angles or different positions.
The parallax angle is measured from observations of the nearby stars motion relative to distant background stars. Astronomers can make this measurement using photographs taken with the telescope. They can measure the angle of the nearby star's motion because they have previously calibrated the angle subtended by the field of view of the telescope.