On a clear, dark night, our eyes can see about 6,000 or so stars in the sky. They seem to twinkle, or change their brightness, all the time. In fact, most of the stars are shining with a steady light. The movement of air (sometimes called t...
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As air warmed by the earth rises through the atmosphere, it breaks into bubbles of warm air. As light from the stars passes through the bubbles, it's bent back and forth. This is what makes the stars seem to twinkle.
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Turbulence in the atmosphere is largely responsible for the twinkling effect, so the steadier the atmosphere, the less the stars seem to twinkle and sparkle, and the more unsteady the atmosphere, the more the stars seem to twinkle and sparkle.
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Demonstrate the apparent motion of the stars using time lapse photography.
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Stars seem to twinkle because of our atmosphere. Air can refract light just as a lens does, although the effect is tiny in comparison. However, the air is constantly moving. There are winds, currents of hot air rising, eddies, turbulence, constant movement and change.
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Stars seem to twinkle, but actually they don’t. What happens is, as starlight enters the atmosphere, it is bent back and forth by the changing, constantly moving air currents around the earth. This movement makes stars twinkle.
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