The Orionid meteor shower peaks Oct. 21-22 with up to 20 meteors per hour. Comet Lemmon and Comet SWAN R2 may also glow green after sunset, making this a rare skywatch.

Comets Lemmon (C/2025 A6) and SWAN (C/2025 R2) are becoming visible just as the annual Orionid meteor shower peaks and Northern Lights are predicted. Here's where to go.

Comet Lemmon is now visible with comet SWAN after sunset while also remaining visible before dawn for Northern Hemisphere skywatchers.

The Orionid meteor shower peaks Oct. 21-22 with up to 20 meteors per hour. Comet Lemmon and Comet SWAN R2 may also glow green after sunset, making this a rare skywatch.

The Orionid meteor shower peaks during a new moon, Comet Lemmon gets closest to Earth and a crescent moon slides past Mercury and Mars.

Comet Lemmon is now visible with comet SWAN after sunset while also remaining visible before dawn for Northern Hemisphere skywatchers.

Do you need wish on a shooting star? Watch for the Orionid meteor shower on October 21-23.