Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: On September 30 , 2004 , researchers from the National Science Museum of Japan and the Ogasawara Whale Watching Association took the first images of a live giant squid in its natural habitat .
Simplified: On 30 September 2004 , researchers from Japan took the first images of a live giant squid in its natural habitat .