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ID 1151579 Last modified 15.12.2025
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Domain astronomy
  • taevasfääri punkt, millest perspektiivinähtuse tõttu näivad väljuvat ühte ja samasse meteoorivoolu kuuluvad meteoorid
  • the point on the celestial sphere from which the meteors of a particular metewor shower all appear to diverge
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  • Perseiidide meteoorivool on saanud oma nime Perseuse tähtkujult, kus asub meteoorivoolu radiant ehk koht taevasfääril, kust meteoorid näivad tulevat.
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  • Meteor showers are named for the constellation that coincides with this region in the sky, a spot known as the radiant. For instance, the radiant for the Leonid meteor shower is in the constellation Leo.

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