Meteor showers appear as if they are coming from one particular place in the sky because
A) that is the direction from which the comet is coming toward us.
B) that is the direction in which the comet is moving away from us.
C) that is the direction toward which Earth is traveling.
D) that is the direction Earth just passed.
E) our eyes can only see the meteors that are being illuminated by the Sun.

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Meteor showers appear to radiate from a single point in the sky, known as the radiant, because that is the direction toward which Earth is traveling as it moves through the debris left by a comet.

Meteor Showers Appear as If They Are Coming from One