Comets Lemmon and SWAN are making their closest approach to Earth in a rare cosmic treat. Can you see it in NJ? Here's timing, tips, more.

A pair of newly discovered comets are making a rare double display in the night sky this week. SWAN and Lemmon, both of which were discovered this year, have reached their closest points to Earth in their thousands-of-years-long orbits around the sun: SWAN on Monday, Oct. 20, and Lemmon Tuesday, Oct. 21, according to Live Science.

Welcome to cwg.live, updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather Gang meteorologists. Happening now: Skies trend mostly cloudy tonight as a front moves by. Some passing showers — maybe a thundershower — are a good bet before skies clear again after midnight. Lows are mainly in the 40s.

The October Full Moon, also known as the Harvest Moon or Hunter's Moon, rises today, marking the first supermoon of the year.

A rare opportunity to see not one but two comets awaits skygazers this October. We show where and how to view them.