ByJamie Carter,
Senior Contributor.
Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere). Check my feed every day this month for a daily “comet tracker” with finder charts and tips for viewing Comet Lemmon and Comet SWAN from mid-northern latitudes. Also read How To Photograph The Green Comets, Best Stargazing Apps For Finding The Comets and 25 Dark Sky Parks In The U.S. To See The Comets. latitudes.
Seasonal signposts in the stars abound this week, as Orion’s Belt begins its climb in the east to bring the bright stars of winter back into view. In between, the Orionid meteor shower delivers one of the year’s best “shooting stars” displays under perfect new moon conditions, while a crescent moon mingles soon after with Mercury, Mars and red supergiant star Antares.
This week could also bring a great opportunity to see not one, but two comets — Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) and Comet SWAN (C/2025 R2) as they both make their closest approaches to Earth.
