Why is Meteor Shower named after Constellation?
During a meteor shower, if we observe carefully, we will find that the path of the meteors seem to radiate from a point in the sky. This point is called the radiant of the meteor shower and is just a perspective effect. Actually all the meteors enter the Earth’s atmosphere in a parallel path, but from our Earth perspective, the meteors appear to come from the radiant. This is just the same as parallel railway tracks seem to converge to a point far far away. Meteor shower is named based on the location of their radiant. For example, if the radiant is located in constellation Perseus, the particular meteor shower is known as the Perseids. If there is more than one meteor shower in a constellation, then the shower is named after the bright star nearest to the radiant. For example, the Eta Aquarids and Delta Aquarids meteor shower are both from the constellation Aquarius. How to observe Meteor Shower? All you need to enjoy a meteor shower is just your naked eyes. No equipment is needed! To
