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Stars appear to "sparkle" at night due to atmospheric turbulence. When starlight passes through Earth's atmosphere, it is refracted or bent by the varying densities of air, causing the light to change direction slightly. This bending of light creates the twinkling effect we see from the ground. The more turbulent the atmosphere, the more pronounced the twinkling or sparking of stars will be.

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