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Year Mn Day    MM  Mag Ref Scope Pwr coma  DC tail p.a. Obs  Site
2014  6  2.47   S 13.5 TJ  40.6L 260  0.5  7            CAM  Warners Bay, NSW
2014  5 31.04   M 12.2 AU  22.0L 160  0.8  7            GOI  Araçatuba
2014  5 30.42   S 13.0 TJ  40.6L 165  0.7  7            CAM  Warners Bay, NSW
2014  5 29.96   M 11.8 AU  22.0L 160   1   7            GOI  Araçatuba
(Strongly condensed. Fast movement, aproximately 12' in 30 minutes.)
2014  5 29.37   S 12.7 GA  25.4L 114  0.7  7            SEA  Cowra, NSW
(Almost star-like central condensation. More coma visible than previous observation.)
2014  5 29.34   M 12.9 AQ  25.0L  83  0.7  6            WYA  Walcha, NSW
(Narrow tail 1.3’ in length in p.a. 100 deg. approximately, around 0.5' in width. Outer coma diffuse and small with
bright stellar central condensation, m2 approximately magn. 13.3. Rapid motion of 2.5’ in a 6m observing period.)
2014  5 28.52   S 13.0 GA  25.4L 114 < 1                SEA  Cowra, NSW
(Almost like a faint star under poor seeing at 114x. More diffuse but more difficult at 190x.
Very rapid motion obvious in real time.)
2014  5 28.38   S 12.8 TJ  40.6L 165   1   6            CAM  Warners Bay, NSW
2014  5 27.36   M 13.4 AQ  25.0L  83  0.8  6            WYA  Walcha, NSW
(Rapid motion detected; 2’ in 6 mins. Coma is small and very diffuse but shows a stellar central condensation [m2 = 13.6].
Hint of a tail 1.2’ in length in p.a. 113 deg. Swan Band filter slightly enhances outer coma but renders central
condensation almost invisible.)
2014  5 26.37   M 13.1 AQ  25.0L  83   1   5/           WYA  Walcha, NSW
(Inner coma shows hints of stellaring at centre in periods of good seeing. Outer coma quite even in brightness and diffused.
Hazy conditions. Hint of an elongation to the East approximately. Motion of ~4’ to the SSE, noticeable over a 10m period.)
2014  5 24.91   S 13.1 HS  40.7L 135  0.8  5            BIV
2014  5 22.93   S 13.9:HS  40.7L 350  0.5               BIV
2014  5 22.38   S 13.4 AQ  25.0L  83   1   2            WYA  Walcha, NSW
(Coma very diffuse with small bright inner coma. Observed over 35m period, rapid motion very noticeable.
Thin hazy cloud passing through field made observation difficult. Low altitude = 14.5°.)
2014  5 19.956  M 14.0 TA  30.5T 139  0.2  8            DIJ  Burlage
2014  5 19.953  M 13.9 TA  30.5T 139 0.25  8            BOU  Burlage, Germany
(Faint, near-stellar object with slight nebulosity. Fast motion obvious after a couple of minutes.)
2014  5  3.54   I[14.3 HS  40.0L 257                    YOS  Kita-karuizawa, Gunma
(It is predicted to be 11th magnitude at the end of this month. But it was not visible.)