Meanings (ES + gloss)
destellar
Of a star or other celestial body: to vary rapidly in brightness; to twinkle.
Do the stars scintillate at all altitudes? Is there any altitude at which it ceases to manifest itself? At Morges the stars in general scintillate at all altitudes, although feebly…
It is generally believed that the planets do not scintillate at all, or scarcely at all. Nevertheless I have often observed a sensible scintillation of Venus and Mars, and in a few…