Science, asked by siya40, 1 year ago

explain twinkling of a star?

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Answered by rency1
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actually the star doesn't twinkle they are huge masses but because of a large distance from earth they appears to be twinkling

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Answered by Anonymous
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In simple terms, twinkling of stars is caused by the passing of light through different layers of a turbulent atmosphere. Most scintillation effects are caused by anomalous refraction caused by small-scale fluctuations in air density usually related to temperature gradients.

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