Meteoorivoolusid on väga erinevaid – mõned annavad tunni jooksul paar-kolm meteoori, teiste puhul võib voolu maksimumis sama ajaga nähtavate meteooride arv ületada sadat.
A meteor shower’s name is usually derived from that of the constellation (or of a star therein) in which the shower’s radiant is situated—i.e., the point in the sky from which perspective makes the parallel meteor tracks seem to originate.