Science, asked by gaurav6924oo, 1 year ago

why do stars appear to twinkling?

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Answered by AtifJr

★ Because of the change in refractive index of air with respect to temperature.

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AtifJr: The twinkling of a star is due to atmospheric refraction of starlight. The starlight, on entering the earth’s atmosphere, undergoes refraction continuously before it reaches the earth. The atmospheric refraction occurs in a medium of gradually changing refractive index.

Answered by cherish61

the light coming from the stars gets refracted when they touch the layers of other gases in atmosphere and gets twinkled
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