I was at a friend's tonight. I was looking at the view there, the city lights were far away and twinkling.
2007-05-20 20:23:03 · 6 answers · asked by Melody 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
The same reason stars twinkle in the night, and/or the moon turns red and orange under certain conditions. It's a kind of interference. The air between you, and the lights you're looking at isn't empty; it's is full of stuff. vapors, mist, dust, etc. As those little things move around, you can't actually see them, unless they are so dense they begin to dim and block the light... but, they cause the lights to glare and/or flicker depending on the conditions present. It's sort of like how reflected light bends and moves around when it hits moving water.
2007-05-20 20:38:45 · answer #1 · answered by Benjamin T 2 · 51⤊ 10⤋
Why Do Lights Twinkle
2016-11-14 05:59:26 · answer #2 · answered by petrin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I was at a friend's tonight. I was looking at the view there, the city lights were far away and twinkling.
2015-08-06 20:14:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a physical phenomenon which relates to frequency of electricity
2016-04-28 03:50:55 · answer #4 · answered by naeim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-04 17:34:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Convection currents in the air cause different and varying indices of refraction.
2007-05-20 20:30:48 · answer #6 · answered by Helmut 7 · 12⤊ 12⤋
lights are achually not twinkle its due to the phenomenon of startwinkle at night
2007-05-20 21:29:19 · answer #7 · answered by Rakhi A 1 · 4⤊ 34⤋