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What is the difference between the light you see from stars and light you see from planets?
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∙ 15y ago
Visible light is defined as ALL frequencies in the range of 380 to 750 nm, and shows up as a smooth transition of colors like a rainbow when we split it up with a prism or diffraction grating. The spectrum of a star (like our Sun) contains (or is missing, depending on how you look at it) absorption lines that show up as dark lines in the spectrum. The link below has a very good visual comparison.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe light from stars is created by the stars themselves. The light from the planets is sunlight reflected off the planets back to you.
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∙ 15y agoLight from a planet is reflected light, whereas light from a star is radiated
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∙ 14y agoThe visible spectrum is a very small part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Visible light is the radiation with a wavelength between 380 and 760 nm (nanometers).
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How do stars reflect light of planets and moons?
They don't. It's the planets and moons that reflect the light of stars.
What planets produce their own light?
No, planets don't give off light, stars did.
Why do planets need their stars?
Planets do not technically need their respective stars, but stars keep planets in orbit and provide heat and light to the planets.
Do stars and planets glow?
Stars do, by their own power. Planets merely reflect light.
Ehat is the difference between stars and planets?
if you think its short then its short.if you think its big then its big.
What is the difference between planets and stars in the night sky?
Stars give off light whereas planets reflect light.
Can planets generate nuclear fusion?
No. That's precisely the main difference between planets and stars - that stars can have nuclear fusion, planets not.
How do planets and stars send light to us?
Planets reflect light from the sun. Stars emit their own light.
Why do you see stars twinkling but planets do not?
the stars emitt its own light. But the planets do not have any own light. It absorbs the light from the stars like a sun. It just reflects the light. And also the stars are far away from the earth than the planets. So we can found the twinkling of stars but not the planets.
How do stars reflect light of planets and moons?
They don't. It's the planets and moons that reflect the light of stars.
What planets produce their own light?
No, planets don't give off light, stars did.
Why do planets need their stars?
Planets do not technically need their respective stars, but stars keep planets in orbit and provide heat and light to the planets.
Do stars and planets both make their own light?
No. The stars make their own light, but the planets only relect light from the sun.
Do stars and planets glow?
Stars do, by their own power. Planets merely reflect light.
Ehat is the difference between stars and planets?
if you think its short then its short.if you think its big then its big.
What is the difference between asterism and constellations?
This is a very good question - the difference between an asterism and constellation is this: a constellation is a pattern of stars that identifies a complete object, animal or character. An asterism is a pattern of stars that is NOT a constellation.
The way planets and stars are different?
stars make their own light and planets get theirs from the sun!!!!!!!!!! hi!!!! :):>
