The kind of image a spherical mirror produces for a real object depends on where the object is located relative to the focal point of the mirror. There are three types of spherical mirrors-converging, diverging, and flat-if you consider a flat mirror as being one portion of a curved surface for which the radius of curvature is infinitely large. For a real object placed in front of each type of mirror, characterize the image as real or virtual; upright or inverted; in front of or behind the mirror; and enlarged, shrunken, or the same size as the object.