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atmospheric scintillation; stellar scintillation
The twinkling of stars (fluctuation of intensity) as seen through a planet's atmosphere.
Scintillation is caused when the star's light is distorted by the Earth's atmosphere. Scintillation is greater for bright stars that are low on the horizon.
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atmo-, atm- +
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scintill-, scintil-, scinti- +
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