Meteor Shower is an amazing weather phenomenon which can be seen in the sky when a cluster of meteors are emitted from a single point. A meteoroid is small or large celestial debris and when it enters the atmosphere of the Earth it is called a meteor or a shooting star. The meteors enter at a very high speed and start glowing on contact with the atmosphere. This is seen in the form of flashes of light that vanish very fast. Most of the meteors are tiny and they burn before reaching the Earth.

Cause of Meteor Showers :

When a regular comet comes close to the Sun, numerous tiny particles of meteoroids are formed. They get distributed along the orbit of the comet and constitute a meteoroid stream. When the orbits of the Earth and the comet come considerably close, meteor showers are produced.

Research and Meteor Showers :

Scientists all over the world have speculated upon the various phenomena associated with a meteor shower. They calculate the timing, speed and occurrences of a meteor shower . To normal people it appears that a meteor shower radiates from a particular point because the meteors move in parallel lines with the same velocity. Most of the meteor showers get their names from the constellations which apparently give birth to them. It also appears that the radiating point gradually drifts through the sky.

Notable Meteor Showers:

•  Perseids are seen in mid August.

•  Leonids are very spectacular and they are seen in mid November.

•  Southern Delta Aquariids are seen in late July.