Why do stars twinkle but planets donot
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Answer:
Explanation:
planets don't twinkle. Stars are so distant that they appear as pinpoints of light in the night sky, even when viewed through a telescope. Because all the light is coming from a single point, its path is highly susceptible to atmospheric interference (i.e. their light is easily diffracted).
Answer:
the twinkling of a star is due to atmospheric refraction of starlight. the starlight when enters the earth's atmosphere it undergoes refraction continuously before reaching the earth.
Explanation:
stars appears to twinkle because of the pointed size and the distance between.
the position of the star is slightly different from their apparent position.
the atmosphere bends the light from the star (starlight) toward the normal and thus differs from the actual position. the star appears slightly higher (above) than its real position when viewed near the horizon.
this apparent position of the star is not stationary, but keeps on changing slightly, since the the physical conditions of the earth's atmosphere are not stationary.
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