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October Skywatch: Two Naked-Eye Comets and Meteor Shower Await

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October Skywatch: Two Naked-Eye Comets and Meteor Shower Await
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Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN), discovered in September 2025, is approaching Earth and may become visible to the naked eye in October, peaking around magnitude +6 to +7, and will be best observed with binoculars or small telescopes as it moves across constellations like Libra and Sagittarius.

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  2. Skywatching alert! See 2 bright comets on the same night as a meteor shower this October  Live Science
  3. Next Comet Visible From Earth: How to See Comet Lemmon in October-November 2025  Star Walk
  4. What to sky-watch in October: Two naked-eye comets, meteor shower and other spectacles  CNBC TV18
  5. The New Comet SWAN (C/2025 R2) Originated from a Different Direction Than 3I/ATLAS  Avi Loeb – Medium

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