Geminid Meteors over Teide Volcano . ... Credit Copyright: Juan Carlos Casado ( TWAN , Earth and Stars ) Explanation: On some nights it rains meteors. Peaking two nights ago, asteroid dust streaked through the dark skies of Earth, showering down during the annual Geminids meteor shower . Astrophotographer Juan Carlos Casado captured the space weather event, as pictured above, in a series of exposures spanning about 2.3 hours using a wide angle lens. ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...