Have you ever looked upon at the heavens and wondered? What makes these celestial objects twinkle in the sky? Why are they so bright? What makes them so bright? Why do they form constellations? Those celestial objects you see up in the sky may not be stars at all. They may simply be planets, natural or artificial satellites, or stars. There is way you can distinguish between the two. Planets are typically brighter than stars. They are spherical in shape and are generally spherical. Stars and planets also move in different celestial patterns. A planet moves by the rules of the moon and the sun. A celestial object that moves in a straight line is most likely a planet. A star moves in a circular planet. Stars twinkle due to the effect of our atmosphere. When you look overhead, the light from the stars is refracted through the atmosphere. This atmosphere causes it to twinkle, as the density of the atmosphere changes, making the light zigzag even more. You may also see more atmosphere in a
