Chicago-area residents could be treated to a wonderful nighttime display as Comet Lemmon makes its closest approach to Earth in coming days.

The comet, also known as Comet C/2025 A6, was discovered earlier this year and is hurtling toward the inner Solar System this week, NASA officials said.

While the comet will make its turn around the sun on November 8, its closest approach to Earth will occur on the night of Tuesday, October 21.

The timing for the comet is especially fortunate, as it coincides with the new moon, which coupled with the increasing brightness of the comet could make it visible to the unaided eye.

In previous days, the comet was most visible in the early morning sky, but it's now visible in the evening sky as well as it continues to approach closer to Earth, according to Space.com.

By the time it reaches its perigee, the comet will be approximately 28 million miles from Earth, according to NASA officials.

While the comet may be visible to the unaided eye, it will be even more vivid through a pair of binoculars or a telescope, scientists say.

The comet will be in the middle of the constellation Bootes on October 21, and will pass through the constellation Serpens on October 26.

It will appear low on the northwestern horizon as it makes its closest approach to Earth.

Residents are recommended to find darkest places possible, allowing eyes to adjust to the darkness for at least half an hour.

Backyard telescopes can also be used, but amateur astronomers should allow them to sit outside for an hour to adjust to the air temperature, and the lowest possible magnification should be used to start.

According to Space.com, heat and energy from the sun are helping to vaporize the comet's icy deposits, transforming them into a gaseous central coma and tail that drags dusty particles with it. Those particles reflect sunlight, and create the iconic look of comets that can be seen in the night sky.

As if that weren't good enough, according to the Adler Planetarium, the Orionid meteor shower will also peak around midnight Chicago time on the morning of Thursday, October 23.

The meteor shower, caused by the debris of Halley's Comet, will cause approximately 12 or more meteors per hour under very dark skies, so residents are urged to get as far from city lights as possible. With the moon in a very early phase, residents should ideally be able to see the meteors as they fall, with Comet Lemmon still visible in the sky as it begins to move away from Earth.