twinkling of stars definition
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Ans The change in intensity of light coming from the stars is called twinkling of stars. The twinkling of stars occurs due to atmospheric refraction of star's light. Hence, the star light reaching our eyes change continuously and stars appear to twinkle.
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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 atmospheric refraction caused by small-scale fluctuations in air density usually related to temperature gradients.
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