2006-11-17 05:12:08 · 4 answers · asked by billybobloonface 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
They are called the Leonids because they appear to radiate out of the constellation Leo.
2006-11-17 06:18:20 · answer #1 · answered by Geo06 5 · 50⤊ 26⤋
i'm a Msian positioned in South California on the second one. managed to seize sight of the Leonid Meteor bathe very last nighttime about 12hrs contained in the previous. It develop into sturdy. lots extra ideal than the Perseid, which i also managed to seize, to boot through utilizing actuality the Orionids. This bathe develop into extra regularly occurring. I pay interest the view is somewhat marred through present day heavy rains and cloudy sky in Malaysia's capital section. it extremely is on the prompt almost daybreak now over there. (5.45am)
2016-11-25 00:46:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because if you watch the metorities, and trace their paths back to an apparent common starting point, they appear to be radiating from the constellation Leo. Leonid -- "from the Lion"
Same thing with the Geminids -- they appear to come from Gemini. The Orionids, from Orion, the Perseids from Perseus . . .
2006-11-17 05:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 88⤊ 2⤋
because all the meteors seem to come from Leo. The shooting stars go all different ways, but if you trace their tails they all seem to come from the constellation of Leo!
2006-11-17 05:15:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 43⤊ 13⤋