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The scientific term for twinkling stars is “astronomical scintillation.”
True! As starlight travels through Earth’s atmosphere, some light gets bent by turbulence. This looks like twinkling to the human eye.
It’s true! As starlight travels through Earth’s atmosphere, some light gets bent by turbulence. This looks like twinkling to the human eye.
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