what are the difference between stars and planets ppt
Difference Between Stars and Planets. When you look up into the clear night sky, you will see a vast array of twinkling lights sprinkled across the heavens. It is an awe inspiring site today, just as it was the ancients that first began observing celestial movements thousands of years ago. Even though it is difficult to tell the difference between stars and planets with your naked eye, they are vastly different celestial bodies with different origins and functions. Definition. Star ââ is huge collection of plasma and gases that are held together by gravity.
Stars are identified by constellations, recognisable patterns. Most of them random between unrelated stars at very different distances. Planets move across these patterns, and within the plane of the ecliptic.