Great write-up, Akarsh!

I've made 5 observations since 1999 with three different scopes (17.5" to 24"). One example ...

24" (7/24/14): Picked up at 260x unfiltered, but a better view at 375x. The "head" of this cometary nebula is the mag 13 star HBC 687 (FU Orionis type). It was clearly non-stellar, though only 3"-5" in diameter. A low surface brightness "tail" extended about 30"x10" to the north-northwest and fans very little.