Wizard wrote:

> After I saw your post Rick, I went outside with my 10x50
> binoculars but didn't see anything that looked like a comet.
> The air is clear out here in the desert tonight with no clouds
> to block the view. I saw the familiar Orion to the south east,
> the Big Dipper to the northeast, and the North Star :-)

It's just a bit to the south of Saturn (about half way between the Big Dipper and Orion) and quite dim. I was just giving up when I found it.