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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.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y ago-Since the stars are very distant, they approximate point-sized sources of light.
-As the path of rays of light coming from the star goes on varying slightly, the apparent position of the star fluctuates and the amount of starlight entering the eye flickers- the star sometimes appears brighter and at some other time, fainter which is the twinkling effect
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∙ 13y ago- 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.
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∙ 8y agoNo.Stars seem to twinkle because the atmosphere makes the lights of stars distorted.
The dust in our atmosphere causes starlight to twinkle as the light passes through the atmosphere.
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∙ 14y agoThey only appear to twinkle because of disturbances on Earth's atmosphere. In space, we are told, they are bright steady lights and do not twinkle.
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∙ 13y agoThe twinkling appearance of stars is caused by earth's atmosphere between our eye and the light emitted by the star. There is a lot of "stuff" between the earth and the star.
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∙ 12y agoIf it is not twinkling then it is likely to be a planet you are seeing.
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∙ 15y agoYes. When heavenly bodies are observed, stars twinkle but planets do not.
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∙ 15y agosome do not let light escape
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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.
How is the sun different from other stars relative to earth?
The Sun is bigger than some stars and smaller than others. It is brighter than some stars and dimmer than others. Relative to the Earth it is much closer than all other stars.
What are stars called that wink?
Imaginary. Stars shine pretty constantly until they die, and their deaths are often spectacular. But they don't "wink". Perhaps you meant "twinkle", in which case they're just stars. The twinkling effect is caused by atmospheric disturbances, and it rather famously doesn't happen to planets, since even though you can't easily tell by eye, they aren't effectively point sources as seen from Earth. Or then again, perhaps you meant "blink", as happens with pulsars. I think that I know what this question means. The answer's "eclipsing binaries". Such binary systems (with short periods) are said to "wink", especially if one of the stars is much brighter than the other. A famous example is "Algol".
What is the effect called that shows that some stars are closer than us than others?
It is called the parallex effect.
Why the stars are glittering?
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Is twinkling of stars caused by reflaction?
twinkling of stars is caused by refraction
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.
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.
What effect causes twinkling of stars?
refraction
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 some of El Greco's quote?
"Art is everywhere you look for it, hail the twinkling stars for they are God's careless splatters"
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.
Why do stars appears in the sky?
The effects of "twinkling" is caused by the Earth's atmosphere.
