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meteor shower
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meteor showerhas period one year2001-09-27 09:30:05.0
has rate the number of meteors observed in a given interval from the observers location2001-09-27 09:30:05.0
has duration a few hourshas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:05.0
has parent object the object from which the meteroids originate2001-09-27 09:30:05.0
has radiant a location on the sky from which meteor showers seem to originate2001-09-27 09:30:05.0
has location which depends on the observer's location on the planet, is it facing the correct direction2001-09-27 09:30:05.0
has definition A profusion of meteors that fall within a period of a few hours and that appear to radiate from a common point in the sky. Shower meteors are usually low-density material and have high eccentricities.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:05.0
has definition temporary increase in the rate at which meteors are observed when the target runs into a swarm of meteoroids that share a common orbithas source: Talbot, J. 2001, 2001-09-27 09:30:05.0
is a kind of periodic celestial event2001-09-27 09:30:05.0
eventhas synonym world point2001-09-27 09:29:57.0
has time of occurrence2001-09-27 09:29:57.0

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