== == It would be helpful to know what region of the world this bird was in.
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Telescope
Special curved lenses are used to make objects larger. It is a sense of scale and perception that makes distant objects magnified.
ALL larger galaxies have a black hole in their center.
Their direct ancestors are glyptodonts*, very much larger armadillos. Their more distant ancestors are thought to be general small mammals resembling shrews. Even further back their ancestry traces back through mammal-like reptiles and true reptiles, as do all mammals. *See image above of a glyptodont.
A telescope works by using lenses or mirrors to gather and focus light from distant celestial objects. This focused light is then magnified, making the objects appear larger and clearer. The larger the telescope's aperture (the opening that gathers light), the more light it can collect, resulting in better visibility of distant objects.
A telescope is an optical system used to make objects, especially distant objects, appear larger/closer.
Binoculars magnify distant objects by using a combination of lenses to bend and focus light, making the object appear closer and larger when viewed through the eyepieces.
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Most galaxies - the larger ones at least - have a supermassive black holes in their center.
The word you're looking for is "telescope." Telescopes use lenses or mirrors to magnify distant objects and make them appear closer and clearer for observation.
Yes, nearby stars generally have larger parallax angles than distant stars. Parallax is the apparent shift in the position of a star when observed from different points in Earth's orbit around the Sun. The closer a star is to Earth, the greater the angle of this shift, making it easier to measure compared to more distant stars, which exhibit much smaller angles due to their greater distances.