scintillation of stars

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• Scintillation (astronomy) — Scintillation or twinkling are generic terms for rapid variations in apparent brightness or color of a distant luminous object viewed through the atmosphere.If the object lies outside the earth s atmosphere, as in the case of stars and planets,… …   Wikipedia

• scintillation — [sint΄ l ā′shən] n. [L scintillatio] 1. the act of scintillating; sparkling 2. a spark; flash 3. a brilliant display of wit 4. Astron. the twinkling of the stars caused by density changes in the atmosphere 5. Nuclear Physics the flash of light… …   English World dictionary

• scintillation — /sin tl ay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of scintillating; sparkling. 2. a spark or flash. 3. Astron. the twinkling or tremulous effect of the light of the stars. 4. Meteorol. any small scale twinkling or shimmering of objects that are viewed through… …   Universalium

• scintillation — scin•til•la•tion [[t]ˌsɪn tlˈeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of scintillating 2) a spark or flash 3) astron. the twinkling or tremulous effect of the light of the stars 4) phs a flash of light from the ionization of a phosphor struck by an energetic… …   From formal English to slang

• scintillation — noun 1》 a flash of light.     ↘the process or state of emitting flashes. 2》 Physics a small flash of visible or ultraviolet light emitted by fluorescence in a phosphor when struck by a charged particle or high energy photon. 3》 Astronomy the… …   English new terms dictionary

• scintillation — The twinkling of stars or small bursts of light …   Grandiloquent dictionary

• scintillation — /sɪntəˈleɪʃən/ (say sintuh layshuhn) noun 1. the act of scintillating. 2. a spark or flash. 3. Astronomy the twinkling or tremulous motion of the light of the stars. 4. Physics a flash of light produced by a scintillator …  

• Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars — (GOMOS), is an instrument on board the European satellite Envisat launched 1 March 2002. It is the first space instrument dedicated to the study of the atmosphere of the Earth by the technique of stellar occultation. The spectrum of stars in the… …   Wikipedia

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• List of astronomy acronyms — This is a compilation of acronyms commonly used in astronomy. Most of the acronyms are drawn from professional astronomy and are used quite frequently in scientific publications. However, a few of these acronyms are frequently used by the general …   Wikipedia

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