The comet was very bright, very condensed, with a symmetrical coma and star-like nucleus. No tail seen per se, but coma was noticeably elongated towards the south (away from the sun - the comet was very near the meridian almost straight up). It appears in a rich, star-filled field. More details below....
Object: Comet C/2003 K4 (LINEAR) Date/Time: June 20, 2004 05:50 UT Location: Lake Hudson State Recreation Area, Michigan Telescope: 13” f/4.5 Newtonian Eyepiece/Magnification: 14mm Radian/106x Field diameter: 34’ Object magnitude: 7.0 (very approximate) Object altitude: Approximately 85 degrees Sky transparency: NELM approx 6.3 at zenith Sky steadiness: 6/10