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"Sporadic meteors" can indeed arrive from any direction at any time, unlike meteors in a "meteor shower". A meteor shower arrives from a direction called the radiant, and it if is low in the sky it is possible for a meteor to appear to travel upwards, although in 3D it is always travelling downwards. A useful model is driving in a snow storm. The flakes appear to radiate from a point ahead and just above the horizontal.
That's not necessarily true. It depends on the viewpoint of the observer - and the direction the meteors are travelling through the atmosphere.
Well, the origin of the earthquake is called the focus, and the point on the ground directly above the focus is called the epicenter. In CA, earthquakes generally originate from the San Andreas Fault.
The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.
A `shooting star`, `falling star` or more technically, a meteor. They are called meteoroids in space, meteors when then are burning up in the atmosphere and meteorites if any remnants are found on the planets surface.
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A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds on parallel trajectories. Most meteors are smaller than a grain of sand, so almost all of them disintegrate and never hit the Earth's surface. Intense or unusual meteor showers are known as meteor outbursts and meteor storms, which may produce greater than 1,000 meteors an hour.[1]The Meteor Data Center lists about 600 suspected meteor showers of which about 100 are well established.[2]
It is the focus or hypocenter and is the point of initial breakage and movement along the fault.
A meteor in space is called a meteor. When it reaches earth its a meteorite.
The radiant, the point they appear to come from is in the constellation Leo, hence the name Leonids. It will be rising from the horizon as the night goes on. However, meteors can come from anywhere and as meteors fly across the sky, just look up and keep scanning the sky and you will get a chance to see some wherever you look.
"Sporadic meteors" can indeed arrive from any direction at any time, unlike meteors in a "meteor shower". A meteor shower arrives from a direction called the radiant, and it if is low in the sky it is possible for a meteor to appear to travel upwards, although in 3D it is always travelling downwards. A useful model is driving in a snow storm. The flakes appear to radiate from a point ahead and just above the horizontal.
Night hunter birds, from my point of view, are birds that hunt at night. This includes: owls, night parrots and nightjars. They can also be called 'nocturnal birds'.
That's not necessarily true. It depends on the viewpoint of the observer - and the direction the meteors are travelling through the atmosphere.
The point from where an azimuth originates is the center of an imaginary circle.
Well, the origin of the earthquake is called the focus, and the point on the ground directly above the focus is called the epicenter. In CA, earthquakes generally originate from the San Andreas Fault.
The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.The radiant is a point from where meteors seem to come from. The meteor showers are named after where that point appears to be in the sky. In reality, they have no connection to the constellations they are named after. The Leonids appear to be coming from the part of the sky where the constellation Leo can be seen.
Point of origin/place of origin? With meteors the point at which what we can see from Earth seems to flare out from is called the radiant point. Comets come from the Kuiper Belt if they're short-period and the Oort Cloud if they're long-period. Your question's not very specific, so I can't be more helpful.