Aquariids are several meteor showers whose radiant appears to lie in the constellation Aquarius:
The radiant or apparent radiant of a meteor shower is the celestial point in the sky from which the paths of meteors appear to originate. The Perseids, for example, are meteors which appear to come from a point within the constellation of Perseus.
Aquarius is a constellation of the zodiac, situated between Capricornus and Pisces. Its name is Latin for "water-carrier" or "cup-carrier", and its symbol is
The Eta Aquariids are a meteor shower associated with Halley's Comet.
The Southern Delta Aquariids are a meteor shower visible from mid July to mid August each year with peak activity on 28 or 29 July. The shower originated from the breakup of what are now the Marsden and Kracht Sungrazing comets.
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