为什么我们看到的星星会一闪一闪的？[^1^]内容如下：

我们看到的星星会一闪一闪的，是因为星光在穿过大气层的时候，会受到空气的折射和散射的影响。空气的密度和温度会随着时间和地点的变化而变化，导致星光的折射率也会变化。这样，星光就会在不同的方向上偏离原来的路径，造成我们看到的星星的位置和亮度也会发生变化。这种现象叫做**大气闪烁**，就像我们在水面上看到的东西也会一闪一闪的一样。

: Why do we see the stars twinkling?
: The stars we see are twinkling because the starlight is refracted and scattered by the air when it passes through the atmosphere.
: The density and temperature of the air vary with time and location, causing the refractive index of the starlight to change as well.
: As a result, the starlight deviates from its original path in different directions, causing the position and brightness of the stars we see to change as well.
: This phenomenon is called **atmospheric scintillation**.
: It is like the things we see on the water surface also twinkling.