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    Why do stars twinkle?

    Question #6987. Asked by lo. (Oct 15 00 6:14 PM)


    JSBach

    		Stars twinkle because light rays are distorted when they enter the atmosphere.

    Oct 16 00, 11:36 AM
    elin

    		Stars are a long way away and so the pinpoint of light is fine, this gets distorted by the Earth's atmosphere. Planets, being closer to us despite not being so large have a wider point, thus the edges distort but not the central point, so planets don't twinkle. Incidentally, from space stars don't twinkle.

    Nov 21 00, 3:04 PM

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