The other night I went out into my front yard with a pair of binoculars and looked for Comet Holmes.
Not being much of an astronomer, it took a few minutes to find Cassiopeia which helped me locate Perseus and when I did, I couldn't quite see anything with my naked eye. So I picked up my binoculars and looked around Perseus' thigh area, where Holmes should be.
And there it was. A little puff ball, very indistinct, but very, very noticeable. At first I thought it was a cloud or a smudge on the lens, but after a second I realized it wasn't moving.
Way cool. I really want a nice telescope, but I have to wait until the girls get a little bigger. And when I do, it's going to be a nice one, not some cheap thing you pick up at the mall.