Is the planet Saturn, physically smaller than Jupiter, likely to twinkle more or less than jupiter?

Answer 1

None of the planets actually "twinkle" in the same sense as stars do.
Stars (other than our sun), no matter how big or small are so far away that from our point of view they're essentially point light sources. And point light sources are especially vulnerable to the atmospheric turbulence that we call "twinking" when we look at them.
Planets in our solar system, however, are not point light sources -- even Saturn, which is very far away, is a distributed light source, it has a flat disc appearance. While it's darn near impossible to make out that disc appearance with just your eye (because you can't resolve fine enough detail), it's still a disc, and doesn't behave like a point light source.

Jupiter's apparent size from earth is larger than Saturn's, and so Saturn is a tiny bit more prone to disturbance by atmospheric turbulence. But that just makes it appear more blurry, it doesn't really make it "twinkle."

Answer 2

Most of the time planets don't twinkle. Star's twinkle because the have a very small apparent size and so are more affected by atmospheric fluctuations. Planets on the other hand have apparent size and are only affected on rare occasions. Since Saturn is further away and looks smaller I would guess it would twinkle more often.

Answer 3

Size matters not when it comes to 'twinkling' Twinkling is the reason we built the Hubble telescope - so we can get around our atmospheric interference issues when stargazing.

Oh - and Saturn comes 'after' Jupiter in order from the sun.

Answer 4

what do u mean u dont like earth? u should b greatful for the blessing GOD has given u. The Earth...its size is perfect. The Earth's size and corresponding gravity holds a thin layer of mostly nitrogen and oxygen gases, only extending about 50 miles above the Earth's surface. If Earth were smaller, an atmosphere would be impossible, like the planet Mercury. If Earth were larger, its atmosphere would contain free hydrogen, like Jupiter.3 Earth is the only known planet equipped with an atmosphere of the right mixture of gases to sustain plant, animal and human life.

Answer 5

Planets don't twinkle, stars twinkle. But depending on their relative positions in their orbits reative to Earth, either one may appear brighter than the other at different times of the year. And also depending on the relative 'tilt' of Saturns rings to our field of view.

Answer 6

MORE...but twinkling is a completely atmospheric phenomenon, and I don't believe there's any measure established for "degree of twinkling". Usually, the planets don't twinkle to speak of...but STARS do, and that is because they have such tiny apparent diameters that their images become easily distorted as their light passes through our atmosphere.
General rule...the smaller an astral object's apparent diameter, the more it shall twinkle.

Answer 7

sturn is the second largest planet and the sixth from the sun, whereas jupiter is the largest planet of them all it has almost 2.5 times the mass of the other planets combined. saturn maybe the most distant planet but it can be seen by the naked eye.

Answer 8

not really. the reason it might twinkle more is because saturn is futher away and between ur eyes and saturn there is a lot of dust and other particls that can make it look like it twinkleing

Answer 9

Yes, Saturn may be more luminous than Jupiter. Saturn's rings are highly reflective. Also the reflectivity, or albedo, of the surface is higher than that of Jupiter.

Answer 10

It is smaller tahn jubpiter. It is also closer to earth than jupiter. IT alo has a ton of moons that reflect light so its proximity to earth and its satellites makes it twinkle more.