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Does it twinkle?

RobVG — 10/30/2003 1:37:40 AM (archived)

Stars "scintillate" and planets don't.

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The whole thread (12 posts)

Bright star in the East? - Lee - 10/29/2003 10:07:13 AM
- Definitely Jupiter - Fox - 10/30/2003 2:57:11 AM
  - Jupiter it is. - Lee - 10/30/2003 6:01:50 AM
    - re: Not so fast - Success_Machine - 10/30/2003 11:50:19 AM
      - One way to find out. - Lee - 10/30/2003 9:19:13 PM
        
        You really don't need binoculars - SteveS - 10/31/2003 1:16:20 AM
        
        It was supposed to look like this - SteveS - 10/31/2003 1:40:26 AM
        
        I give up...failed star chart (n/t) (n/t) - SteveS - 10/31/2003 1:42:31 AM
- Does it twinkle? - RobVG - 10/30/2003 1:37:40 AM
- Sure that's not Jupiter? - SteveS - 10/29/2003 1:46:15 PM
- re: Capella, 80 deg above horizon at 3 am CST - Success_Machine - 10/29/2003 1:33:12 PM
- re: Vega, about 63 deg. above horizon at 2 pm CST nt - Success_Machine - 10/29/2003 1:26:12 PM

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