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What causes the distortion of the light from stars that mean we see them twinkling?
The twinkling of stars is caused by the light from them being distorted by the earth's atmosphere.
Is twinkling of stars caused by reflaction?
twinkling of stars is caused by refraction
What is twinkling effect?
The star sometimes appears brighter,and at some other time, fainter, which is the twinkling effect.
What does a string of twinkling stars mean?
Very shiny
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.
Is twinkling an adjective?
It is a verb form from the verb twinkle. If it is a present particle, it can be used as an adjective. Example: The twinkling stars filled the night sky. If it is a gerund , it is used as a noun. Example: He disappeared in the twinkling of an eye.
What is the definition of aglitter?
Glittering and twinkling as if you were looking at a lot of stars.
Why would a star not twinkle?
Assuming that other stars in the sky are twinkling at the time what appears to be a star (except it is not twinkling) is probably a planet.
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.
Are stars twinkling?
The light passes through our atmosphere; this atmosphere changes all the time. Small changes in density will change the index of refraction, and change the direction of the light; that's what we see as twinkling.
Why do stars appears in the sky?
The effects of "twinkling" is caused by the Earth's atmosphere.
Why some stars twinkle and why some do not?
The twinkling of the stars is caused by changes in temperature and pressure in our atmosphere. Therefore it is random, and not a meassure of the stars.
