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Because you are looking through several miles of atmosphere and the air currents cause the stars to twinkle.

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Why do stars appear twinkle as seen from the earth at night?

Earth's movement around the sun bends the light.


Why do stars appear to twinkle as seen from the earth at night?

Earth's movement around the sun bends the light.


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.


Which stars wink?

Stars appear to twinkle or flicker in the night sky due to the Earth's atmosphere causing the light from the stars to refract, creating a twinkling effect. This phenomenon is more noticeable when stars are low on the horizon, as the light passes through a greater thickness of the atmosphere. All stars can appear to "wink" or twinkle as seen from Earth.


Why do stars appear to twinkle while planets shine constantly?

Both twinkle - even the sun does. However the relative size, as seen from Earth, means that the amount of "twinkle" is far more apparent for a star than for a planet. there is an apparent change in position of stars , so they seem to twinkle


Why do stars twinkie outside your atmosphere?

Stars appear to twinkle when viewed from Earth because of the distortion of light as it passes through Earth's atmosphere. The varying density and temperature of the air cause the light from the star to be refracted, creating the twinkling effect. This effect is not seen in space where there is no atmosphere to distort the starlight.


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.


Why are stars brighter when thay are seen from the moon?

Stars appear brighter when seen from the Moon because there is no atmosphere on the Moon to scatter or absorb light. This allows starlight to pass through to our eyes without interference, making them appear brighter compared to when seen from Earth.


Why does the sun appear larger than the stars seen in the night sky?

Because the sun is closer to earth than other stars


What is the map of the stars as seen from the moon?

There's only one difference between the sky seen from the Earth and the sky seen from the moon. The sky seen from the Earth has a moon in it, and the sky seen from the moon has an Earth in it. Other than that, exactly the same objects in the same patterns are seen from both places.


Why does the sun appear to be so different from the other stars in the sky?

Because it is the closest star to the earth and it can be seen so easily.


Why stars seen to twinkle?

That`s because of small disturbances in the earths atmosphere. Planets don`t twinkle because their light is stronger, whereas the light of stars is weak enough to have their light slightly bent by the moving atmosphere.