Double comet alert! Comets Lemmon and SWAN will reach their brightest this week — here's how to spot them | NYGazet

Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) makes its closest approach to Earth on Oct. 21, about 24 hours after the fainter Comet SWAN (C/2025 R2) does the same. Here's how, where and when to see them both.

If you want to see two comets, your best chance will be early this week. After a year without any comets bright enough to be seen without specialist equipment, two — Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) and Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) — have come along at once. Comet... [2084 chars]