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'''Apparent motion''' may refer to: ==Astronomy== *[[Aberration of light]], an apparent shift in position of celestial objects due to the finite speed of light and the motion of Earth in its orbit around the Sun *[[Diurnal motion]], the apparent motion of objects in the sky due to the Earth's rotation on its axis *[[Parallax]], the apparent motion of objects due to the changing angle of observation of an observer on Earth revolving around the Sun ==Perceptual illusions== *[[Beta movement]], an illusion of movement where two or more still images are combined by the brain into surmised motion *[[Illusory motion]], the appearance of movement in a static image *[[Phi phenomenon]], an illusion of movement created when two or more adjacent lights blink on and off in succession *[[Stroboscopic effect]], a phenomenon that occurs when continuous motion is represented by a series of short or instantaneous samples **[[Wagon-wheel effect]], temporal aliasing effect in which a spoked wheel appears to rotate differently from its true rotation ==Other uses== *[[Optical flow]], a term used in computer science for the apparent motion of objects in a scene caused by the relative motion between an observer and the scene *The motion of objects observed from a [[non-inertial reference frame]] {{disambiguation}}
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