Physics, asked by sanghaniparesh1902, 4 months ago

What is atmospheric refraction? Why do stars twinkle?

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Answered by iTzRiYaNsH

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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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