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Stars appear to "twinkle" because of the Earth's atmosphere. The turbulence of the atmosphere refracts the light from distant stars in different direction. This causes the star's image to flicker in between varying degrees brightness and position. Even our Sun, the closest star to Earth is affected by this, as one can tell by the slight shimmering around the Sun's edge.
You will notice that stars closer to the horizon will appear to twinkle more than other stars. This is because there is a lot more atmosphere between you and a star near the horizon than between you and a star higher in the sky.
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Does mars twinkle in the night sky?
Stars twinkle. Planets shine or glow steadily.
When observed at a southern mid-latitude stars appear to?
Twinkle.
Why do stars twinkle on a clear night?
Interference from Earth's atmosphere.
Why don't stars twinkle from the moon?
Our atmosphere causes the stars to appear to twinkle as they try to shine through it, but the Moon doesn't have the same kind of atmosphere as Earth does.
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 appear to twinkle as seen from the earth at night?
Earth's movement around the sun bends the light.
Why do stars appear twinkle as seen from the earth at night?
Earth's movement around the sun bends the light.
Do the stars appear to twinkle from other planets?
When you look at the stars through any substantial atmosphere (mixture of gases), they appear to twinkle, and they're not visible during the day. When you look at the stars through no gas, like from the Hubble Telescope or from the surface of the moon, they're visible all the time, day and night, even when the sun is also in the sky, and they don't twinkle.
What causes a star to appear to twinkle?
Turbulent air flow in the Earth's atmosphere distorts our view, causing stars to appear to twinkle.
Does mars twinkle in the night sky?
Stars twinkle. Planets shine or glow steadily.
When observed at a southern mid-latitude stars appear to?
Twinkle.
What is the fuzzy cloud around the stars?
Stars appear to twinkle and are fuzzy due to the earths atmosphere
Why do stars twinkle on a clear night?
Interference from Earth's atmosphere.
Why don't stars twinkle from the moon?
Our atmosphere causes the stars to appear to twinkle as they try to shine through it, but the Moon doesn't have the same kind of atmosphere as Earth does.
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.
Why the stars are twinkling?
Stars twinkle because of atmospheric disturbance and turbulence distort the images of stars and make them appear to twinkle or move.
When viewed from the moon stars do not appear to?
Twinkle. In the vacuum of space, there is nothing to distort your vision.
