Parallax can be used to find the distance to some of the closer stars. As the Earth moves from one side of the Sun to the other (during a 6 month time interval), our observation location has ...

The effect was called parallax scrolling, and it’s still easy to find across the web. According to the usability nerds at the Nielsen Norman Group , parallax scrolling never really went away ...

Parallax is the observed displacement of an object caused by the change of the observer's point of view. In astronomy, it is an irreplaceable tool for calculating distances of far away stars.

On iOS, the parallax effect is, of course, entirely simulated by the operating system’s software, with a little help from a technology that was originally conceived for rocket guidance.

The parallax effect is what makes it look like you can see under the icons on your screen to see your wallpaper. The icons shift subtly when you move the phone.