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Year Mn Day MM Mag Ref Scope Pwr coma DC tail p.a. Obs Site 2004 12 11.45 I[14.5 HS 40.0L 144 YOS Gunma, Japan (Already too faint to see. They say it looks stellar, so I estimated the limiting magnitude of stars in focus.) 2004 12 3.757 I 14.7 SK 31.0J 143 9 BOU Sint Annen (Very faint, stellar object. Motion close to magn. 13.5 star obvious within 5 minutes.) 2004 11 17.94 I 14.9 HS 20.3T 222 9 GON Aralla, Leon (Mountain location, very clear sky. Limiting stellar magnitude: 15.5. Faint stellar object, confirmed by motion over a 1-hour period.)