We went out to a place which I know is a brilliant lookout for sunsets - Denistone Park. I used to go there a lot to watch and photograph sunsets when I lived closer, but since moving to Earlwood, I haven't been there much at all.
When we arrived half an hour before sunset, there was quite a crowd with cameras and viewing equipment set up on tripods. The Weather Bureau had predicted that cloud and haze might make viewing difficult. Clouds were not a problem, but there was a bad smog haze right across the horizon and the sun going down was dull and red. It took a few minutes before we could see anything, and there were a few planes and helicopters around as well - no doubt there to take pictures, so it was hard to tell with the naked eye what it was we were seeing. Then we saw a likely looking light spot above the haze, and once we looked at it through the binoculars, you could see the tail quite clearly, spraying out above it (the tail always streams away from the sun).
I took pictures of where it was, but with my very basic point and shoot camera, you can't see the comet - still, I know exactly where it was, in relation to a couple of little clouds, and just knowing it's there is sorta cool.
I'm so excited I'm going back to look at it tomorrow night. It will be visible for a little longer and from a little higher, although it apparently won't be quite as bright. However, if there is less haze, I might actually get a better view than I got tonight.