C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) 2023-Aug-23 Michael Rosolina

I went up to the spot on my farm where I go to see morning comets around 4:30 local time to get another look at P1 Nishimura. Once again, I had to wait for it to climb above the mountain ridge, but I found it just a few minutes before the official start of astronomical twilight, so it was still plenty dark.
The comet is slightly brighter now but still doesn't jump out at you. It appeared to have a little brightness to the core--the degree of condensation has increased since my last observation. The overall dimness may have been due to atmospheric extinction--it was only 13 degrees altitude.
For my magnitude estimate, I compared it to a nearby 8.2m star using the defocused star method. That's a little tricky with my binoculars because they don't have a centerfocus mechanism, but that's OK--I like these binoculars a lot, and even more so since my cataract surgery.
Once again, I was distracted by all the satellites flying around. I've looked at many morning comets, so I am used to seeing satellites in the FOV, but there seem to be many more than there used to be just a couple of years ago.
I did the sketch in the field with graphite pencils on bristol board.