Why do stars twinkle?
Explain why the planets do not twinkle.
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Answer:
Stars twinkle because … they're so far away from Earth that, even through large telescopes, they appear only as pinpoints. ... Planets shine more steadily because … they're closer to Earth and so appear not as pinpoints, but as tiny disks in our sky.
QuestioN:-
Why do stars twinkle?
AnsweR:-
The movement of air (sometimes called turbulence) in the atmosphere of Earth causes the starlight to get slightly bent as it travels from the distant star through the atmosphere down to us on the ground.To our eyes, this makes the star seem to twinkle.
QuestioN:-
Explain why the planets do not twinkle.
AnsweR:-
Unlike stars, 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).