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Why does light look like it is blinking from afar?

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When you look at distant lights you are actually peering at them through a vast sea of air. We expect that denser media, such as water, will deflect light and thus make lights twinkle, blink or shimmer. Air does the same but since it is less dense we generally only notice this phenomenon at distance. read more

When you look at distant lights you are actually peering at them through a vast sea of air. We expect that denser media, such as water, will deflect light and thus make lights twinkle, blink or shimmer. read more

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