Taken from the Mojave Desert area near Victorville under a very dark and mostly clear sky, astro-photogrpaher Wally Pacholka captured this amazing picture during the annual cosmic fireworks show — the Geminid meteor shower.

The meteor shower has been growing in intensity in recent decades and was an even better holiday treat than usual this year, since it’s falling in a nearly moonless week.

Featuring as many as 140 shooting stars per hour, the Geminid show took place between Sunday evening and Monday morning.