It certainly looks a lot brighter than any of the other SOHO Kreutz comets - by a big margin actually. I wouldn't be suprised if it briefly reaches mag -4, with a large amount of tail material generated - should be spectacular in SOHO and STEREO imagery. I'm even thinking of trying to see/image it in daylight Thursday afternoon.
I will suprised if the comet survives perihelion however. Perhaps some of the tail may survive.
Terry
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