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A constellation name in adjectival form.
Also known as: Shower name astronomy, Perseids style designation
The designation of a meteor shower by the constellation containing the point from which its meteors appear to come.
Names a meteor shower for the constellation containing its radiant.
Contexts: History
Names a perspective effect rather than a location, since the meteors travel on parallel paths and only appear to diverge from a point, so the constellation has nothing to do with the shower's origin.
Contexts: History
A constellation name in adjectival plural form, sometimes qualified by a Greek letter naming a nearby star.