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atmospheric scintillation (s) (noun), atmospheric scintillations (pl)
The twinkling of stars (fluctuation of intensity) as seen through a planet's atmosphere: Atmospheric scintillation is caused by a star's light being distorted by the Earth's atmosphere and atmospheric scintillation is greater for bright stars that are low on the horizon.
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