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why do stars appear twinkling ?​

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Answered by thakrepayal
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  • The twinkling of a star is thanks to the region refraction of light.
  • The light, on coming into the earth's atmosphere, undergoes refraction unendingly before it reaches the world.
  • The region refraction happens in a very medium of the step-by-step ever-changing index of refraction.
  • The Twinkling of stars known as “scintillation” by astronomers is caused by moving air currents within the atmosphere.
  • The beam of sunshine from a star passes through several regions of moving air whereas on its thanks to the Associate in Nursing observer's eye or telescope.
  • Each region distorts the sunshine slightly for a fraction of a second.

Answered by masura8080
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From the given question the correct answer is:

stars appear twinkling because

The twinkling of a star is thanks to the region refraction of light.  The light, on coming into the earth's atmosphere, undergoes refraction unendingly before it reaches the world. The region refraction happens in a very medium of the step-by-step ever-changing index of refraction. The Twinkling of stars known as “scintillation” by astronomers is caused by moving air currents within the atmosphere. The beam of sunshine from a star passes through several regions of moving air whereas on its thanks to the Associate in Nursing observer's eye or telescope. Each region distorts the sunshine slightly for a fraction of a second.

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