why do stars twinkle
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The twinkling of stars is due to atmospheric refraction of star-light . The atmosphere is made of several layers and the refractive indices which keep on changing continuously due to this path of light rays . As a consequence the number of rays entering the pupil of the eye goes on changing with time and the stars appear twinkling .
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As light from a star races through our atmosphere, it bounces and bumps through the different layers, bending the light before you see it. Since the hot and cold layers of air keep moving, the bending of the light changes too, which causes the star's appearance to wobble or twinkle
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