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Stars twinkle when you see them because you see them because their light is distorted by earth?
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Stars shine steadily, but the atmosphere distorts the point image so that it appears to "twinkle". Planets are not point-sources; they actually have a tiny-but-visible disk. So the atmospheric turbulence doesn't cause planets to twinkle nearly as much.
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Why do stars seem to twinkle when viewed by naked eyes?
the star's light is distorted by the earth's atmosphere before it reaches your eyes
Why do stars twinkie outside your atmosphere?
They don't, they only appear to "twinkle" because of air pollution on the Earth.
Why some stars are twinkling not others?
Stars themselves do not twinkle, what gives the appearance of twinkling , is the light passing through our atmosphere, different layers have different temperature's, this makes the light oscillate, much like in a heat haze you think the road has water on it but it doesn't.
What causes a star to twinkle?
That is because the atmosphere has moving pockets of warm and cold area. These move back and forth. When a stars light goes threw the atmosphere, it moves back and forth, just like the warm and cold pockets.-Tgmhc
What becomes distorted when mapping earth?
the sizes become distorted because of the round curves from a globe. if you use a flat map, same rules apply.
Do the stars really twinkle at night?
No. The twinkling is caused by the light of the stars being distorted by Earth's atmosphere, which is in constant motion.
Why do stars seem to twinkle when viewed by naked eyes?
the star's light is distorted by the earth's atmosphere before it reaches your eyes
Are stars on fire because they are twinkling?
No. Stars appear to twinkle because their light gets distorted by Earth's atmosphere. The "fire" of a star is not true fie but plasma heated to extreme temperatures by nuclear fusion at a star's core.
Why is it that stars twinkle for earth but not from the moon?
This is because the Earth's atmosphere has many layers which causes the rays of light coming from the stars to refract. This gives the effect that stars twinkle. The air around the moon does not have layers so the rays from the stars do not refract, and thus do not twinkle.
Why star twinkle?
As the light from the star travels through the turbulent atmosphere of the Earth it is refracted in a random sort of a way. This results in the observed twinkling.
Do you see stars twinkle if you live on the moon?
No. Stars twinkle on Earth because the light beams have to enter the atmosphere, altering the brightness of the star by the second. Since the moon really doesn't have a atmosphere, stars seen from there wouldn't twinkle.
Do the stars of little dipper twinkle?
All stars twinkle in some way. This effect occurs because the stars are so far away from the earth that the light they emit actually bends a bit in Earth's atmosphere thus producing a wavering light. So yes, the stars of the little dipper do twinkle.
Why do stars appear to twinkle as seen from the Earth?
Because you are looking through several miles of atmosphere and the air currents cause the stars to twinkle.
Do stars twinkle?
Not really. A star seems to twinkle because its light all comes from a single tiny pointand has to go through Earth's turbulent atmosphere. Planets don't twinkle, becausetheir light comes from a larger point. And in orbit or on the moon, stars don't either.They do not -so viewing them from space they do not.Only viewing them from Earth do theydo that, due to the atmosphere interference.No, stars really don't twinkle in the sky. The reason that stars seem to twinkle when you look at them is because there is a lot of atmosphere between you and the clouds. This causes the stars to disappear for a fraction of a second and reappear, making them seem to twinkle.No, stars really don't twinkle in the sky. The reason that stars seem to twinkle when you look at them is because there is a lot of atmosphere between you and the clouds. This causes the stars to disappear for a fraction of a second and reappear, making them seem to twinkle.
Why do stars twinkie outside your atmosphere?
They don't, they only appear to "twinkle" because of air pollution on the Earth.
Why overhead stars do not twinkle?
Stars are not twinkling really. It is because of the atmosphere of the earth due to which they appear twinkling. However if they are seen from above the atmosphere of earth then they appear stationary.
Why stars do not twinkle?
All stars twinkle in our sky because of turbulence in the atmosphere of the Earth. As the atmosphere churns, the light from the star is refracted in different directions. This causes the star's image to change slightly in brightness and position, and thus twinkle. The "Stars" that do not twinkle are the planets in our Solar System except for Venus. Venus twinkles for it has massive clouds that move very fast that causes the twinkle to our eyes.
