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stars twinkle as they are point sources and also due to atmospheric refraction. Planets won't twinkle as they are a group of point sources. Why does notsun twinkle?

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The Sun doesn't twinkle because it is very close to Earth as compare to the other star. It can be considered a huge group of point sources.

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