Photographed on 14th December 2012. Composite image of the Milky Way and shooting stars (meteor trails) over the Dashanbao Wetlands, China, during the annual Geminid meteor shower. This annual meteor shower occurs in December and is caused by debris from an object named 3200 Phaethon, thought to be an extinct comet. During the shower, the meteors enter the atmosphere travelling at around 22 kilometres per second. Jupiter (bright, right), the constellation Gemini (top centre), and Orion (centre-right) can also be seen. | |
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