Science · Interactive demo
Why do stars twinkle but planets don't?
Grow a point of starlight into a planet's disk and watch the twinkle average away. A simplified model of atmospheric scintillation.
Created by ExplainerTools.
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This interactive demo gives you a visual way into science. The key ideas include astronomy, stars, planets, atmosphere.
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