A trio of spooky green comets are coming our way

Three glowstick green comets, all discovered this year, could make a spectacular naked-eye appearance this month.

The fiery triplets could not have come at a better time when the nights are dark, crisp and not too cold – an ideal combination to look up at the October sky. The chances of seeing a meteor are good because there are two overlapping meteor showers, the Orionids and Draconids.

Sky watchers can also count on looking up and seeing the winter constellations and planets such as Saturn and Jupiter this month.

“ I really like October sky viewing. It's like crisp nights,” said Jackie Faherty, astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History. “It brings on the other part of the sky that I really love, which is the [constellations] Andromeda, Casseiopia, Perseus and Cepheus.”