Geminids from Teide Observatory

This image, APOD-NASA Astronomical Image of the Day, is a composite of Geminid meteors over Mount Teide (Canary Islands).
This image, APOD-NASA Astronomical Image of the Day, is a composite of Geminid meteors over Mount Teide (Canary Islands).
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NASA: The Geminids from the Canaries, astronomical image of the day

We receive a message from an asteroid in the guise of a meteor shower

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