Why do stars twinkle?
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Stars do not really twinkle, they just appear to twinkle when seen from the surface of Earth. The stars twinkle in the night sky because of the effects of our atmosphere. When starlight enters our atmosphere it is affected by winds in the atmosphere and by areas with different temperatures and densities. This causes the light from the star to twinkle when seen from the ground.
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As a star is far away from the earth, it appears as a point source of light. The density of air decreases with height above the earth's surface. Hence, the refractive index of air also decreases with height. When starlight enters the earth's atmosphere, it undergoes refraction continuously in the medium with gradually changing refractive index. The bending of starlight occurs towards the normal as it passes from the optically rarer part of the medium to the optically denser part.
Hence, when a star is observed near the horizon, it's apparent position is slightly higher than the actual position.
Further, the apparent position varies with time as the medium is not stationary due to mobility of air and change in temperature. When more light is refracted towards the observer the star appears bright. When less light is refracted towards the observer, the star appears dim.
Thus there is fluctuation in the brightness of the star when observed from the earth. This is called twinkling of a star.
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