And here's something to look at with those binoculars ... Comet SWAN (http://cometography.com/lcomets/2006m4.html) has brightened to maybe naked eye visibility in dark skies. I took out my 7x35 binoculars and found it. Definitely a fuzzy comet, but not much tail. Just a smudge. Then I pulled out my 20x80 binoculars and was sure I was looking at a comet even though there still wasn't much tail. Current photos on the page above show only a faint tail.

Note that comets move, but it's in the western sky in early evening. I looked about halfway between Vega and Arcturus to find it. Arcturus is near the western horizon (follow the handle of the Big Dipper back to arc to Arcturus). Vega is overhead but toward the west. Pull out that planisphere Pamela mentioned to find Vega. The comet is the fuzzy thing halfway between them. At least tonight (26 Oct 2006) it is. And if the comet stays bright, it will be that that general vicinity for a few days.

While we were out, my daughter also saw a meteor. And we checked out the Andromeda Galaxy. Using binoculars made it easy to get out there and see things.