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Year Mn Day MM Mag Ref Scope Pwr coma DC tail p.a. Obs Site 2009 8 21.86 S 9.5 TK 20.3T 100 5 3 GON Alto del Castro, León (Astronomical twilight. Altitude: 7 deg.) 2009 8 15.84 S 11.4:TK 40.7L 58 1.5 2 BIV Valdrôme 2009 8 14.84 S 10.9:TK 40.7L 135 2.5 2 BIV Valdrôme 2009 8 11.88 S 9.7 TK 20.3T 77 3 3 GON Alto del Castro, León (Astronomical twilight. Altitude: 8 deg.) 2009 7 24.90 S 9.4 TK 20.3T 77 5 4 GON Alto del Castro, León (Astronomical twilight.) 2009 7 17.90 S 9.2 TK 20.3T 77 5 4 GON Alto del Castro, León (Astronomical twilight.) 2009 7 14.90 S 9.1 TK 20.3T 77 5 4 GON Alto del Castro, León (Astronomical twilight.) 2009 7 14.41 S 8.6 AA 10.0B 25 8 SEA The Entrance, NSW 2009 6 22.54 S 7.4 AA 10.0B 25 12 4 SEA Cowra, NSW 2009 6 20.92 S 7.1 TK 5.0B 10 10 4 GON Alto del Castro, León (Mag. 8.7 [Tycho-2] star in coma. End of astronomical twilight. Altitude: 11 deg.) 2009 6 17.92 S 7.0 TK 5.0B 10 12 4 GON Alto del Castro - Aralla, León (End of astronomical twilight. Altitude: 10 deg.) 2009 6 14.44 S 7.2 AA 3.5B 6 SEA Cowra, NSW 2009 6 14.39 S 7.7 TK 5.0B 10 9 5 MAT Castlemaine, Victoria 2009 6 13.41 S 7.4 AA 8.0B 15 SEA Cowra, NSW 2009 6 11.92 S 6.8 TK 5.0B 10 15 3 GON Cueto Rosales - Riello, León (End of astronomical twilight. Altitude: 5 deg.) 2009 5 26.39 S 7.6 AA 5.0B 10 10 SEA The Entrance, NSW 2009 5 13.42 S 7.6 TK 5.0B 10 8 4 MAT Castlemaine, Victoria (Comet altitude was 25 degrees. Observation made prior to moonrise. The coma appears as a large circular haze, enhanced by a swan band comet filter. In 25x100B, the comet easily outshines NGC 6744, 2 degrees to the North-west.) 2009 4 26.56 S 9.4 AA 10.0B 25 3 SEA The Entrance, NSW (Enhanced through Swan Band filter.)