Mountain Top Meteors . ... Credit Copyright: Alex Tudorica, Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy . ... Looking toward the shower's radiant point in the constellation Perseus, perspective causes the parallel meteor streaks to appear to diverge. But looking directly away from the radiant point, as in this view, perspective actually makes the Perseid meteors seem to be converging toward a point below the horizon . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ...