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Now here's a comet that is surpassing expectations. From the initial visual brightness estimates of around 11th magnitude a month ago, it has rapidly brightened to be between 6th and 7th magnitude currently. That makes it easily the brightest comet we've had in over a year - since C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) - and there's still the potential for it to brighten further.
Its current morning visibility (and difficult at that) is a downer, but I'd certainly encourage anyone who feels inclined to go observing before dawn to do so.
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