Question

Explain why planets do not Twinkle ?

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Answer 1

Planets are closer to the earth and are extended sources of light.If we consider a planet to be a collection of large number of point size sources of light, the total variation in the amount of light entering our eye from all the individual sources will average to zero thereby nullifying the twinkling effect. Hence planets do not twinkle.

Answer 2

Answer:

Stars twinkle because they appear as tiny pinpoints as seen from Earth, even through telescopes.Planets don't twinkle because they are closer, and thus appear larger in our sky, as tiny disks instead of pinpoints.