What is a Class and an Instance of the Class?

A class is like a blueprint or template for creating objects. Think of a class like the blueprint for a house. It doesn’t build the house, it just defines what a house should have (like walls, doors, and a roof). In code, a class defines what properties and methods an object should have.

The objects created in my code are variations of the Meteor class (blueprint/basis), with each representing an individual meteor falling across the screen. The meteors have properties such as the initial and updated x and y position, speedX and speedY, size, hue (color range), and previous positions prevX and prevY for drawing motion trails. 

The methods I used include update(), which changes the meteor's position over time and resets it if it goes off-screen (y-pos dependent), and display(), which visually renders the meteor with a glowing head and trailing line (although not that visible). Manipulating these properties and methods makes the meteors give the illusion of real-world behaviors, falling at different speeds and angles with subtle glowing trails in order to create a dynamic meteor shower.