The biggest shooting-star shower in decades is taking place tonight.
The annual Persied meteor shower will reach its peak overnight, with as many as 50 times the usual number of shooting stars blazing across the skies.
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NASA is predicting the largest celestial fireworks display over planet Earth in 20 years.
And David Moore of Astronomy Ireland, says tonight's meteor shower will even deliver a spectacle to those in urban areas:
