How to See Comet Lemmon This October

This long-duration comet will make its closest approach to Earth this fall, before disappearing into the outer solar system for another 1,000 years.

How to spot Comet Lemmon in the evening sky

Smartphone - Use the night mode setting if your phone has one. You should be able to take a long-exposure photo for a few seconds. Make sure to hold you phone as still as possible. Use a tripod for the best results. This is an image of Comet Lemmon taken using a long exposure on an iPhone 16 Pro.
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See Comet Lemmon cross paths with a cosmic serpent this weekend

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) will pass through the neck of the great celestial serpent represented by the constellation Serpens Caput on the nights of Oct. 26-27.

Meteor shower from Halley's Comet will peak this week. Here's how and when to look up

NASA says the meteor shower is best viewed during the pre-dawn hours, but the sweet spot is between midnight and 2 a.m. Make sure to look to the southeast sky, near the direction of the Orion constellation to help spot the meteors.
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