NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 8, 2026 features a photograph of a bright fireball meteor streaking across the northern horizon above La Villa, Alta Badia, in Italy's Dolomite Alps. The image was taken on November 14, 2017 in subfreezing temperatures from a mountain pass, with the constellation Ursa Major visible above the village lights.

According to the caption credited to photographer Ollie Taylor, the meteor appeared during the camera's exposure and was widely reported across European skies. It was described as one of the most reported fireball events for the American Meteor Society and the International Meteor Organization. The caption also states that the meteor's measured track over Germany was consistent with an origin near the radiant of the Northern Taurid Meteor Shower, which is linked to dust from Encke's comet.

The page lists Robert Nemiroff, Jerry Bonnell, Cecilia Chirenti and Keighley Rockcliffe as authors and editors. It is published by NASA's Astrophysics Science Division at Goddard Space Flight Center, with NASA Science Activation and Michigan Technological University.