Providing you c-c-can handle the c-c-cold, and know what to look for, Comet Holmes is still a naked eye object if you use averted vision.
The fact that my scope was already set up and at the ambient temperature in the d’observatory prompted me to take advantage of the brief advent of clear sky, last night.
In the 9×50 finderscope, Holmes appears somewhat similar to M33 in binoculars at a dark sky site. The telescopic view is, naturally, larger and brighter but the halo is now quite diffuse and I’m not sure if I saw the nucleus, off-center, or a star shining through.
Higher power may have provided the answer but that would have meant switching eyepieces which would have meant taking off my gloves and, well, you get the picture.
From Holmes, I wandered up to Cassiopeia to check out the colourful double Eta Cass., NGC 457 (the ET cluster), open cluster M103, and open clusters NGC 654 & 663 which, though I’m pretty sure I’ve seen before, I haven’t previously logged.
At that point, my feet started to reach the ambient temperature so I packed up, but just having that hour under clear skies felt good. Apparently, the next clear sky opportunity will be the middle of next week, maybe, so get out when you can.