VIDEO: Stargazers gear up for the ‘best shooting star show in years’

The best shooting star show in years will be setting Irish skies ablaze after dark for the next few nights, astronomers have said.

The annual Perseid meteor shower should be more spectacular than usual because of clear conditions and no moonlight. Up to 20 times more shooting stars than normal are expected to jet across the heavens after dark, according to David Moore of Astronomy Ireland.

“There will be an extra treat when the International Space Station, with six astronauts on board, will blaze across the sky,” he said.