parallactic displacement

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• Parallactic Shift —    The apparent displacement of the position of a celestial object on the celestial sphere when seen from two different places. Also called Parallax. See Parallax …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

• Bradley, James — ▪ English astronomer born March 1693, Sherborne, Gloucestershire, Eng. died July 13, 1762, Chalford, Gloucestershire  English astronomer who in 1728 announced his discovery of the aberration of starlight, an apparent slight change in the… …   Universalium

• Universe — • Presents a history of astronomy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Universe     Systems of the Universe     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• parallax — parallactic /par euh lak tik/, adj. parallactically, adv. /par euh laks /, n. 1. the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer. 2. Astron. the apparent angular displacement of a celestial body due …   Universalium

• Aberration of light — Light from location 1 will appear to be coming from location 2 for a moving telescope due to the finite speed of light, a phenomenon known as the aberration of light. The aberration of light (also referred to as astronomical aberration or stellar …   Wikipedia

• parallax — 1. The apparent displacement of an object that follows a change in the position from which it is viewed. 2. See phi phenomenon. [G. alternately, fr. par allasso, to make alternate, fr. allos, other] binocular p. the difference in the angles… …   Medical dictionary

• Parallax —    The apparent displacement of the position of a celestial object on the celestial sphere when seen from two different places. The Diurnal Parallax is the parallactic shift of a celestial object when seen from two points that are one Earth… …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

• parallax — /ˈpærəlæks / (say paruhlaks) noun 1. a misalignment in the comparison of two locations due to the relative position of the observer. 2. diurnal parallax or geocentric parallax, the apparent displacement of a heavenly body due to its being… …  

• star — starless, adj. /stahr/, n., adj., v., starred, starring. n. 1. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 2. Astron. any of the large, self luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris,… …   Universalium

• Diurnal Parallax —    Parallax is the apparent displacement of the position of a celestial object on the celestial sphere when seen from two different places. The Diurnal Parallax is the parallactic shift of a celestial object when seen from two points that are one …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology