Geminid Meteor Shower in the Winter Milky Way

Rights Managed

SS120030

The Geminid meteor shower of December 13, 2017 in a view framing the winter Milky Way from Auriga (at top) to Puppis (at bottom) with Gemini itself, the radiant of the shower at left, and Orion at right. The view is looking southeast to the Peloncillo Mountains in New Mexico, USA, from Arizona.

Alan Dyer/VWPics/Science Source

SS2CT67213_20190215