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Year Mn Day MM Mag Ref Scope Pwr coma DC tail p.a. Obs Site 2026 3 15.41 M 10.6 AQ 25.0L 40 4.5 4 WYA Walcha, NSW (Diffuse, opaque centre, transparent outer coma.) 2026 3 12.87 S 9.7 TK 10.2M 50 4 5 GON Alto del Castro - Aralla, León 2026 3 12.86 S 9.5 TK 10.0B 25 5 4 GON Alto del Castro - Aralla, León 2026 3 11.815 S 10.2 AQ 25.4J 58 3 2/ BOU Garnwerd 2026 3 11.41 M 10.2 TK 25.0L 40 3.9 4/ 13m 168 WYA Walcha, NSW (Faint tail visible.) 2026 3 10.41 M 10.0 TK 25.0L 40 4.7 5 17m 146 WYA Walcha, NSW (Faint tail visible. Coma centre enhances slightly in Swan Band filter.) 2026 3 8.804 S 9.3 TK 15.5L 62 4 2/ DIJ Burlage (Altitude comet 16°.) 2026 3 5.812 S 8.8 TK 8.0B 15 4 3/ DIJ Burlage (Altitude comet 12°.) 2026 3 5.793 S 9.2 TK 25.4J 58 3.2 3 BOU Garnwerd (Comet at 15.2° altitude with Sun at -16.0°.) 2026 3 4.799 S 9.1 TK 15.5L 50 3.5 2/ DIJ Burlage (Moonlight. Comet at 12.7° altitude.) 2026 3 4.785 S 9.0:TK 25.4J 58 3.5 3/ BOU Garnwerd (Observed just before moonrise in twilight with Sun at -14.6° and comet at 15.4° altitude.) 2026 3 1.97 S 8.4 TK 10.0B 20 3 3/ GOI Araçatuba (Moonlight.) 2026 2 24.42 M 8.1 TK 40.0L 59 4 6 45m 106 WYA Walcha, NSW (Moonlight. Faint broad tail visible. Coma opaque and pale aqua-blue in colour.) 2026 2 20.01 S 8.1 TK 10.0B 20 5 3/ GOI Araçatuba (Significant reduction in brightness and degree of condensation, with an increase in coma diameter compared to my observation from 4 days ago.) 2026 2 19.81 S 7.5 TK 8.0B 20 6 4 GON El Burgo Ranero, León (Altitude 6°.) 2026 2 19.44 S 7.6 AA 5.0B 10 SEA Cowra, NSW 2026 2 18.44 S 7.5:AA 5.0B 10 SEA Cowra, NSW (Brief observation between drifting cloud. Appeared considerably fainter than earlier.) 2026 2 15.98 M 7.0 HD 5.0B 7 4 5 GOI Araçatuba 2026 2 15.98 M 7.1 HD 10.0B 20 3 6/ 1.0 110 GOI Araçatuba 2026 2 15.44 B 7.2:AA 5.0B 10 SEA Cowra, NSW 2026 2 14.98 M 7.3 HD 10.0B 20 3 7 1.0 110 GOI Araçatuba 2026 2 13.44 B 7.1 AA 10.0B 25 6 5 0.7 115 SEA Cowra, NSW 2026 2 12.44 B 6.9 AA 5.0B 10 6 6 0.3 120 SEA Cowra, NSW 2026 2 11.42 M 7.2 TK 7.0B 15 5 6 32m 118 WYA Walcha, NSW (Faint tail visible.) 2026 2 10.99 M 7.3 HD 10.0B 20 3 6/ 1.0 110 GOI Araçatuba (Comet altitude 19°. Clouds.) 2026 2 10.45 B 6.9 AA 10.0B 25 4 6 1.0 120 SEA Cowra, NSW (Tail more easily visible than at other times, although faint.) 2026 2 10.42 M 7.6 TK 7.0B 15 6 6 32m 125 WYA Walcha, NSW (Faint tail visible. Galaxy NGC 55 is visible in the field, located 51.5’ away in p.a. 142°.) 2026 2 6.98 M 6.9 HD 5.0B 7 6 6 GOI Araçatuba 2026 2 6.98 M 7.0 HD 10.0B 20 5 7 2.0 125 GOI Araçatuba (Altitude 17°.) 2026 2 5.44 B 6.6 AA 10.0B 25 4 6 135 SEA Cowra, NSW 2026 2 5.43 M 7.3 TK 7.0B 15 5.9 6 1.5 125 WYA Walcha, NSW (Altitude 18.1°. Sun Alt. -18.6°. Faint tail visible.) 2026 2 4.44 I 6.5:AA 5.0B 10 0.6 140 SEA Cowra, NSW 2026 2 4.41 M 6.6 TK 7.0B 15 3.0 7 37m 138 WYA Armidale, NSW (Altitude 21.2°. Twilight. Sun Alt -13.9°. Faint tail visible. Observation made from Kirby Observatory carpark.) 2026 1 30.97 S 6.8:HD 5.0B 7 3 4 GOI Araçatuba (Comet altitude 12°. Moonlight.) 2026 1 29.42 M 6.6 TK 7.0B 15 2.3 6/ WYA Walcha, NSW (Low Altitude 13.0°. Moonlight. Sun Alt. -15.4°. Stellar pseudo-nucleus, aqua-blue in colour.) 2026 1 28.43 M 6.6 TK 7.0B 15 3.0 7 9.0m 145 WYA Walcha, NSW (Low Altitude 9.2°. Moonlight. Sun Alt. -18.5°. Faint tail visible.) 2026 1 27.43 M 6.1 TK 7.0B 15 2.0 7 WYA Walcha, NSW (Low Altitude 9.4°. Twilight, Moonlight. Sun Alt. -16.9°. Stellar, aqua-blue coloured pseudo-nucleus visible, well condensed coma [Moonlight affecting visibility of outer coma].) 2026 1 25.43 M 6.7 TK 10.0R 22 2.6 6/ 9.5m 144 WYA Walcha, NSW (Low Altitude 7.8°. Twilight, Moonlight. Sun Alt. -16.3°. Stellar pseudo-nucleus visible. Tail faintly traced. Enhances well in Swan Band filter.) 2026 1 24.44 B 6.0 AA 10.0B 25 3 8 SEA Cowra, NSW (Appears brighter but the larger elongation may be partially responsible for this.) 2026 1 24.42 M 7.0 TK 10.0R 22 2.2 6 WYA Walcha, NSW (Low Altitude 8.4°. Twilight, Moonlight. Sun Alt. -14.4°. Stellar pseudo-nucleus visible. Hint of tail to ESE approximately. Windy Conditions, observation ended by cloud.) 2026 1 23.44 S 6.7 AA 10.0B 25 8 SEA Cowra, NSW (Somewhat enhanced and sharper condensation through Swan Band filter.) 2025 9 21.41 S 13.1 TA 40.0L 144 1.3 3/ YOS Kita-karuizawa, Gunma (Easier to see than expected.) 2025 9 19.820 S 13.9 AQ 30.5T 179 0.7 4 BOU Burlage, Germany 2025 9 19.817 S 14.0 AQ 30.5T 179 1 3/ DIJ Burlage 2025 9 14.86 S 13.5 AQ 20.3T 133 1.2 4 GON Alto del Castro - Aralla, León (Nearby field stars checked in DSS. Limiting star magnitude near comet 14.7.) 2025 8 18.910 S 14.8 AQ 30.5T 235 0.4 5 DIJ Burlage 2025 8 18.908 M 15.0 AQ 30.5T 235 0.3 6 BOU Burlage, Germany (Definitely seen as a small, very faint, but well condensed object during moments of good seeing. Field checked in DSS.) 2025 7 21.00 I 14.3 AQ 20.3T 166 0.4 6 GON Alto del Castro - Aralla, León (Nearby field stars checked in DSS.) 2025 7 16.94 I 14.2 AQ 20.3T 133 0.4 6 GON Alto de la Camperona, León (Nearby field stars checked in DSS.) 2025 6 26.96 I 14.7 HN 20.3T 166 0.4 6 GON Alto del Castro - Aralla, León (Nearby field stars checked in DSS. Motion checked over a 40-min period. Comparison stars taken from Henden photometry. Limiting star magnitude near comet 15.4 [GSC]. Mountain location, very good seeing.)