Comet Macholz shines...

[pasiphae]

COMET MACHHOLZ SHINES!

If you haven't gone out yet to look for Comet Machholz west of Orion, you're missing the big sky event of this holiday season. The comet is a fine sight in binoculars, glowing at 4th magnitude pale greenish gray -- a large fuzzcloud with a brighter core set against a background of pinpoint stars. This week it's about 13 degrees west of Orion's Shield, high up in good view in the southeast after about 8 p.m....

> http://SkyandTelescope.com/news/article_1414_1.asp

[IanSF]

I know where I'm going to be, come Monday night then.
Probably waiting to get bailed out of nick for loitering in dark places with a pair of binos

[pasiphae]

Tell you what, you be my alibi and i'll be yours ;0-)