Why Do Stars Twinkle?

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SciShow explains why stars do that twinkling that all the kids are singing about, and explains how astronomers can get around it to make observations, and why it can be kinda useful. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow Or help support us by subscribing to our page on Subbable: https://subbable.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Thanks Tank Tumblr: http://thankstank.tumblr.com Sources: http://www.universetoday.com/25345/why-do-stars-twinkle/ http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-stars-twinkle/ http://www.livescience.com/32315-why-do-stars-twinkle.html http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=114 http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1952JRASC..46..191E

Published 2014-05-06 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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