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For nearby stars, a method called #parallax# is used.

Explanation:

Parallax is used to see how nearby stars are moving as compared to the stars behind them. You have experienced this when you are travelling in a car or train. As you move forward, the houses near to the vehicle goes behind faster. But the houses at a distance seems to go behind slowly. This is how parallax looks like:

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For much more distant stars, standard candles are used. If we know the luminosity we can calculate distance.

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For most distant stars Type Ia supernovae is used. Please read this detailed article.