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Geminid Meteor over Monument Valley

by

Wally Pacholka/Novapix

Reference

a-efi05-00007

Date

2009-12-19

The meteor in this evening view appears in the southern constellation Puppis. Star cluster M46 and M47 in the winter Milky Way are visible above the meteor, while on the top right of the image, the bright object M44, known as Beehive star cluster, is captured in constellation Cancer. Bright star Regulus in Leo is rising rise on the lower left. December 13, 2007.