is a clearly different from stars and planets. if we were in outer space, stars would not twinkle, because the light coming off them would not be warped by any atmosphere. there are several versions of this old childrens' song. why do stars twinkle whereas planets do not? stars closer to the horizon appear to twinkle more than stars that are overhead - this is because the light of stars near the horizon has to travel through more air than the light of stars overhead and so is subject to more refraction. we can see up to 6,000 stars at night with the naked eye. it just means that it 