Get ready, Comet Lovejoy is here and it's getting ready to burn even brighter in our skies. This is an actual comet—not a band or a free love revival or that chick you hooked up with from the Source family back in the '70s. It was named for the Australian amateur astronomer who discovered it, Terry Lovejoy.
Comet Lovejoy, also known as C/2014 Q2, is actually already here, but it's about to burn brighter than ever, making it visible to the naked eye—according to Sky & Telescope, it will "glow at 4th magnitude in the second and third weeks of January, when it will be nicely placed high in the moonless dark for your binoculars or telescope." The poetic sounding "moonless dark" will be coming to our skies around January 7th, and they note that binoculars will help, as will a little assistance in where to find it. If the air smells like patchouli you'll know it's out there.
S&T also created a finder chart, and they note that "Comet Lovejoy is rushing north after months of hiding out in the far southern sky. It's currently southwest of Orion in Eridanus, and is highest due south around 10 p.m. local time."
