For the next week or two a comet will be visible in the evening sky's over NJ. Look to the east after 7pm and next to the bright "star" which is the planet Saturn, comet Lulin should look like a greenish smug.
Binoculars will show a sort tail or "halo" around the comet Lulin which is about 38 million miles away. For more information go to skyandtelescope.com