why the planets do not twinkle ? Explain
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The planets are much closer to the earth and are thus seen as extended sources . If we consider a planet as a collection of a large number of point sized sources of light , the total variations in the amount of life entering our eye from all the individual point sized sources will average out to zero , therefore nullifying the twinkling effect.
Explanation:
Planets are much closer to the earth and are seen as extended sources. So, a planet may be considered as a collection of a large number of point-sized light sources. Although light coming from individual point-sized sources flickers but the total amount of light entering our eye from all the individual point-sized sources average out to be constant. Thereby, planets appear equally bright and there is no twinkling of planets.