Question

Explain why do the planets not twinkle but the stars twinkle.

Answer 1

Due to the planets' apparent closeness to Earth, the light coming from these celestial bodies does not bend much due to Earth's atmosphere. ... Therefore, the light coming from our solar system's planets does not appear to twinkle like stars.

Answer 2

Answer:

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Stars are present very far away from the earth. They are visible as point sources. The light rays which come from them, get refracted many times before they reach our eyes.So the diffraction of light does not occur much and planets do not seem to twinkle.