meteor radiant

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• Radiant — may refer to: * Radiant (meteor shower), the apparent origin point of meteors in a meteor shower * , an archangel in Magic: The Gathering * Radiant heat * Radiant Records, a record label * Radiant (software), a Content management system *… …   Wikipedia

• Meteor shower — This article is about the falling of meteors. For the TV program, see Meteor Shower (TV series). A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused… …   Wikipedia

• meteor and meteoroid — ▪ astronomy Introduction   respectively, a glowing streak in the sky (meteor) and its cause, which is a relatively small stony or metallic natural object from space (meteoroid) that enters Earth s atmosphere and heats to incandescence. In modern… …   Universalium

• Radiant (meteor shower) — The radiant or apparent radiant of a meteor shower is the point in the sky, from which (to a planetary observer) meteors appear to originate. The Perseids, for example, are meteors which appear to come from a point within the constellation of… …   Wikipedia

• meteor shower — Astron. the profusion of meteors observed when the earth passes through a meteor swarm. Also, meteoric shower. [1875 80] * * * Entry into Earth s atmosphere of multiple meteoroids (see meteor), traveling in parallel paths, usually spread over… …   Universalium

• Meteor procession of February 9, 1913 — The meteor procession of February 9, 1913, was a unique meteoric phenomenon reported from locations across Canada, the north eastern United States, Bermuda and from several ships at sea, including one off Brazil, giving a total recorded track of… …   Wikipedia

• meteor — Synonyms and related words: aerolite, asteroids, aurora particles, blackout, bolide, chondrite, cosmic dust, cosmic particles, cosmic ray bombardment, fireball, intergalactic matter, meteor crater, meteor dust, meteor dust impacts, meteor shower …   Moby Thesaurus

• radiant — Synonyms and related words: ablaze, aerolite, aglow, alight, all knowing, all powerful, all seeing, all wise, almighty, arbor, axis, axle, axle bar, axle shaft, axle spindle, axle tree, beaming, beamy, beatific, beatified, blazing, blessed,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• radiant — adj. & n. adj. 1 emitting rays of light. 2 (of eyes or looks) beaming with joy or hope or love. 3 (of beauty) splendid or dazzling. 4 (of light) issuing in rays. 5 operating radially. 6 extending radially; radiating. n. 1 the point or object from …   Useful english dictionary

• Radiant (Astronomie) — Schemazeichnung eines Meteorschauers mit O als Radianten. Als Radiant bezeichnet man den Punkt am Nachthimmel, von dem aus Meteorschauer ihren Anfang zu nehmen scheinen. Die Zeichnung rechts zeigt schematisch die Verteilung von Meteor Spuren am… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• radiant — adjective 1》 shining or glowing brightly.     ↘displaying great joy, love, or health.     ↘(of an emotion or quality) very conspicuous. 2》 transmitted by electromagnetic radiation, rather than conduction or convection.     ↘(of an appliance)… …   English new terms dictionary