Hello my friends abroad. Leave it to the beauty and wonder of the cosmos to unite us as a species. A lone wanderer makes a trip into our neighbourhood and puts on a show that delights an entire hemisphere. Regardless of political boundaries or ideologies, we're all equally fascinated and reminded that the Universe is far from static and unchanging! I was able to share a fantastic view of the comet with my wife and children with a small Meade ETX60 complete with glaring full Moon. Better yet was the naked eye spectacle of seeing the comet without any effort whatsoever. Oct 26 I was able to image the comet with my 10" LX200GPS and CCD. WOW! Even though there are no signs of a tail, I could detect some structure in the nucleus and surroung coma. Lets hope comet 17/P Holmes continues to put on a show for a while.