Meteor Shower

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:annualEvent yes
gptkbp:bestViewedIn at night, away from city lights
gptkbp:causedBy Earth passing through debris left by a comet or asteroid
gptkbp:defines an event where numerous meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the night sky
gptkbp:features meteors appearing to originate from a single point called the radiant
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Earth's_atmosphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meteor Shower
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Leonids
gptkb:Quadrantids
gptkb:Perseids
gptkb:Geminids
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:peakPeriod varies depending on the shower
gptkbp:recordedAt ancient times
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Titan
gptkb:asteroid
meteor
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fatalis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5