The (Possibly) Great Comet of 2013

I read this article recently regarding a newly discovered comet that should be passing within spitting distance of Earth in November of 2013. Its magnitude is predicted to possibly reach a value of around -16, which means it would be approximately five times as bright as the full moon.

I don't really have much to add here, other than to say that I've always enjoyed looking up at the stars and mulling on the vastness of the universe, humankind's ultimate irrelevance, etc., etc. Plus, comets just look really, really cool.

Comet Lulin, showing off a sleek green coma in 2009