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The sun is close enough to us to not be affected by our atmosphere. If you were to go into space no stars would twinkle
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What are some Words describing the sun and the stars and the sun?
Sparkle Twinkle Glittery
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
Do stars orbit around the sun?
No. The sun is a star like any other; it holds no special place in the galaxy. The stars, including the sun, orbit the center of the galaxy. There are also stars in other galaxies.
Why do stars seen twinkling whereas the moon does not?
The stars twinkle because they're balls of gas burning and making their own light, just like the sun. The moon is a solid rock and it doesn't make it's own light. The light from the sun reflects on the moon and that's why we see it.
Why are other stars not bright like the sun?
The other stars do not appear as bright as the sun because they are much farther away. Even the closest stars apart from the sun are hundreds of thousands of times farther away. In terms of actual brightness, some stars are brighter than the sun.
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.
Why do stars seems to twinkle?
because when the light enters the atmosphere it goes in zigzags or long dot zigzags
What are some Words describing the sun and the stars and the sun?
Sparkle Twinkle Glittery
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
Are there other stars like your sun in the universe?
Probably MILLIONS of stars very much like our Sun.
How is the sun like the other stars?
Our sun is a star - like the others
Are the stars in ursa major twinkle?
Viewed from the Earth's surface, all stars (except the sun) twinkle most of the time. Viewed from the Space Station or anywhere else outside the atmosphere, none ever do.
Does star twinkle?
because the light of stars travel and twinkles before our eyes,, :|Actually, the atmosphere's interference makes them look like they are twinkling, the light from the star is actually solid. Like our sun. Our sun is a star.
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.
Why does the sun look like a medium size star than the other stars?
The Sun is closer that any other star to us, there for the sun looks larger than other stars. The sun is actually small in comparison to other stars.
Do stars have anything to do with the sun?
No, but our sun is a star just like all the other stars in the night sky.
