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Two rare comets, Lemmon and SWAN, are visible tonight and through October 2025, offering a rare celestial viewing opportunity with tips on how to spot them in the night sky, especially in clear weather conditions.
October is an ideal time to observe the Andromeda galaxy, which is visible in the autumn night sky and can be easily spotted with binoculars or a telescope, making it a popular target for astrophotographers and sky enthusiasts.
The 2025 Perseid meteor shower will peak on August 12-13, but bright moonlight from the nearly full moon will make viewing challenging. Despite the moon's interference, some meteors will still be visible, especially if viewers watch with their backs to the moon and manage expectations for fewer shooting stars. The best viewing window is around the peak night, with the moon tracing a low arc across the sky, and the radiant point in Perseus rising in the northeast.
The article provides a guide for amateur astronomers on what to observe during the four major moon phases in August 2024, highlighting key features such as the Apollo 11 landing site during the first quarter, the Tycho crater during the full moon, and the Plato and Archimedes craters during the third quarter, along with tips for observing lunar seas and phenomena like Earthshine during the new moon.