As there is no atmosphere on the moon, stars do not appear to twinkle when seen from there.

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(a) What is atmospheric refraction ? What causes atmospheric refraction ?
(b) Why do stars twinkle on a clear night ?
(c) Explain why, the planets do not twinkle at night.

STATEMENT 1: Stars appear to twinkle when seen from the Moon.

STATEMENT 2: The refractive index of the Earth’s atmosphere is different at different altitudes.

Why do the stars appear to twinkle and not planets and the moon?

Q. Assertion (A): Stars don’t appear to twinkle when viewed from the Moon’s surface.
Reason (R): The Moon’s atmosphere scatters away the light from stars.

Stars can be seen from the moon even when its daylight there.

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