What is the Image Properties for Concave Mirrors at Different Object Distances

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A concave mirror is a converging mirror. The properties of the image (its position, nature, orientation, and size) change dramatically depending on where the object is placed relative to the mirror's pole (P), focal point (F), and center of curvature (C).

Object Position	Image Position	Image Nature	Image Orientation	Image Size
At Infinity	At the Focal Point (F)	Real	Inverted	Highly Diminished (point-sized)
Beyond Center of Curvature (C)	Between F and C	Real	Inverted	Diminished (smaller)
At Center of Curvature (C)	At C	Real	Inverted	Same Size
Between C and F	Beyond C	Real	Inverted	Enlarged (magnified)
At the Focal Point (F)	At Infinity	Real (can be considered)	Inverted	Highly Enlarged
Between Pole (P) and F	Behind the mirror	Virtual	Erect (upright)	Enlarged (magnified)