I've just walked outside and onto the footpath (my back yard is very tree lined to the north) - even from there I'm looking towards a nearly full moon and about half a dozen sodium vapour lamps along the central divide island, all made worse by the fact that the atmosphere has a "high vapour" look to it.
I was rating my chances as pretty slim of seeing this comet, but I had a rough idea where I was looking, figured it had to be "near" that star just to the side of the trees opposite.... put my tiny 10x32 bino's to my eyes to start scanning that area ....
Yes, you guessed it, that "star" was in fact the comet! Through the little binos it's pretty clear that the real stars are all pinpoints whereas Comet Holmes is definitely a smudge-ball!
Debating now whether to take the 20x80's out, or the ETX-70 for more magnification but less light gathering ability ... or dammit should I just drag the dob out onto the neighbours driveway!
