[PeterM]

Hi Scott,
Supernova hunting the LMC & SMC, naked eye and with binoculars.
You would need to familiarise yourself with the LMC & SMC, get to know them really, really well. Conduct as many clear night patrols of them as you possibly can and with a bit of luck you may turn up the next big Supernova in one of our companions. A good starting point is Mati Morrel's Atlases of the LMC & SMC (there have been postings about these here on IIS) or Gregg Thompson's Supernova Search Charts that have excellent naked eye/binocular charts included.