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Q:- EXPLAIN WHY THE PLANETS DO NOT TWINKLE. ​
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Q:- EXPLAIN WHY THE PLANETS DO NOT TWINKLE. ​

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stars twinkle because they are so far away from earth that ,even through large telescopes, they appear only as pinpoints.

planets shine more stedily because they are closer to earth and so appear as pinpoints but as tiny disks in our sky.

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