Why do stars twinkle and planets do not?

Planets emit light of a constant intensity.

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The distance between planets and the earth do not change with time.

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Planets are far from the earth.

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Planets are closer to the earth.

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Solution

The correct option is D Planets are closer to the earth.

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Q. Why do planets do not seems to twinkle as the stars seems to twinkle only because of the air current ?

(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.

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