Shooting stars to peak Wednesday night

(ANSA) - Rome, August 11 - An annual shower of shooting stars is set to peak this year on Wednesday night, and could be even more dazzling than usual as the new moon leads to darker skies.
    The Perseids meteor shower is visible from mid-July each year, and normally peaks in mid-August. Sky watchers have a good chance of seeing shooting stars over the next ten nights, as long as cloud cover is limited. "This year the date with the traditional shooting stars will be unmissable," said Gianluca Masi, scientific director of the observatory at Acquaviva delle Fonti.
    "The astronomical conditions are perfect, and it will be a spectacle that will certainly live up to expectations," he added. "The weather may annoy, but you mustn't give up because we will have 10 days from today of major meteor showers, so there will be a lot of time to enjoy them," he said.