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12.
Planets do not twinkle because
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Kiru said:
2 decades ago
Some times I have seen the planet Venus twinkles.
Tejaswi said:
1 decade ago
I think kiru had mistaken.
Kalpana said:
1 decade ago
VENUS IS ALSO KNOWN AS MORNING STAR....
Dinesh sharma said:
1 decade ago
Stars closer to the horizon appear to twinkle more than stars that are overhead - this is because the light of stars near the horizon has to travel through more air than the light of stars overhead and so is subject to more refraction. Also, planets do not usually twinkle, because they are so close to us; they appear big enough that the twinkling is not noticeable
Akash said:
1 decade ago
Yes dinesh is right.
Kaushal yadav said:
1 decade ago
The planet is nearer to the earth. So the intensity of light is more provide. So the planet do not usally twinkling.
Kamaraj M said:
1 decade ago
I am not agree with above all answers. The basic difference between stars and planets is. A star has its own light (Our SUN also one of the star). But a planet has no light of its own. It shines by reflecting the light of the sun.
Sugi said:
1 decade ago
Planets have no light. It just reflect light. Move Over, the Planets are closer to us. Stars have some tiny dust particulars so that it looks like twinkle. Stars are more far away from us.
Ishan Rana said:
1 decade ago
Meaningless options are there remember one thing that planets never twinkle they only take light of sun to looking like twinkle just like venus its simple way to understand you.
Vamsi said:
1 decade ago
I think planets just reflect light falling on them but we can see that sometimes we can see the mars planet when it has come nearer to earth atm.
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