2006-10-17 09:36:33 · 4 answers · asked by Shalom R 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No, stars are spheroidal, like all other sufficiently massive objects in the universe. The reason a drawn "star" has five or more points is because a celestial star, when viewed from Earth, appears to twinkle, and rays of light tend to catch the eye such that they appear to project rays that we interpret as the points of a star. This is also why the Sun is often drawn with rays coming from it.
2006-10-17 09:38:25 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Look at Magen David: yes.
Astronomical stars are a(n oblique) sphere.
Bad light refraction in the eyes can cause 'star-shapes'.
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2006-10-17 17:34:14 · answer #2 · answered by Thermo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no...
they are like the sun..
the sun is also a star.. it has the same characteristics as the sun
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2006-10-17 16:46:05 · answer #3 · answered by ? ? ? bloody_angel ??? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no....
stars are mostly spherical, or spheres with the poles a little depressed....
2006-10-17 16:39:33 · answer #4 · answered by Sagitarius CR 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋