Right now, residents can try to see Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN), which might be slightly brighter due to a temporary outburst.
The Perseid meteor shower ‒ one of the best of the year, according to NASA ‒ treats stargazers to plentiful bright meteors streaking swiftly through the atmosphere and colorful exploding fireballs.
Look up from your Shasta or Siskiyou backyard this weekend and you may see a visitor from the very edge of our solar system streaking across Northern California skies. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is now ...