The comet has hit the LASCO C3 field now - very BRIGHT with a long tail! The comet is the thick white streak intruding from the bottom of the frame.
http://lasco-www.nrl.navy.mil/cgi-bi...g.cgi?c3+jpg24
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/c3/512/
Cheers -