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Twinkling of stars is on account of:

  1. A
    large distance of stars and storms in air.
  2. B
    rotation of earth
  3. C
    large size of stars
  4. D
    large distance of stars and fluctuations in the density of air.

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The twinkling of stars is caused by atmospheric refraction. As starlight passes through different layers of the atmosphere with varying densities and temperatures, the path of the light bends, leading to fluctuations in the apparent position and brightness.

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Twinkling of stars is on account of:
A
large distance of stars and storms in air.
B
rotation of earth
C
large size of stars
D
large distance of stars and fluctuations in the density of air.

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