
C/2002 X5 (Kudo-Fujikawa)
2002 Dec 23.18 UT: m1=6.9 Dia=6' DC=5 10x50B Jure Atanackov (Velenje, Slovenia)
[Very clear sky, LM5.7, bright moonlight]
2003 Jan 01.71 UT: m1=!6.6: Dia=2.5' DC=4 7x50B Javor Kac (Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia)
[Zenithal LM 6.4.]
2003 Jan 03.19 UT: m1=6.4 Dia=5' DC=5 7x50B Javor Kac (Kostanjevec, Slovenia)
[Comet at 18 deg. altitude. Very clear sky, zenithal LM 6.6]
2003 Jan 03.20 UT: m1=6.3 Dia=8' DC=5 10x50B Jure Atanackov (Velenje, Slovenia)
[Very transparent sky, NELM6.3, Bortle class 5 sky]
2003 Jan 03.71 UT: m1=6.6 Dia=4.5' DC=6 7x50B Javor Kac (Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia)
[Comet low at 13 deg. altitude; zenithal LM 6.2]
2003 Jan 11.70 UT: m1=!5.8: Dia=2' DC=7 7x50B Javor Kac (Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia)
[Comet at 8 deg. altitude with Sun at -14 deg. Zenithal limiting magnitude 5.4.]
2003 Jan 12.22 UT: m1=!5.6 Dia=9' DC=6 Tail: 0.2 deg 10x50B Jure Atanackov (Velenje, Slovenia)
[Quick obervation during break in fog. Coma diameter and tail length somewhat
uncertain. Sun at -13 degrees.]
2003 Jan 12.70 UT: m1=!5.7 Dia=4' DC=6 10x50B Jure Atanackov (Velenje, Slovenia)
[Moonlight interference. Clear sky, NELM5.6. Comet difficult to estimate due
to close proximity of 29 Aql (mv=3.01)]
2003 Jan 19.23 UT: m1=!4.2: Dia=3' DC=7 10x50B Jure Atanackov (Velenje, Slovenia)
[Bright twilight, comet fairly easy. Comet at +8 degrees, Sun at -9 degrees. Estimate
fairly uncertain due to bright sky and a lack of suitable comparison stars.]
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