NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 206 is a star cloud in NGC 224 = M 31, the Andromeda Galaxy. There is another similar star cloud at the opposite end of M 31; see its story in the "notngc" files where I call it the "Barnard And SC".

===== NGC 206 48" (11/1/13): We examined the large association NGC 206 carefully for resolved stars using the finder chart in Stephen Odewahn's 1987 study "A photometric survey of the rich OB association NGC 206 in M31". I carefully identified the 6 or 7 brightest members down to V = 17.6 with the brightest star #12 (V = 16.1) at the north edge relatively prominent. Then just scanning over the cloud with averted vision, roughly 20 additional extremely faint stars popped in and out of view, mimicking the appearance of a dense open cluster or partially resolved globular cluster! Based on photometry in the paper, the magnitudes extended down to approximately V = 18.3-18.4. The cloud, itself, was quite irregular and split up into several slightly brighter patches. 17.5" (8/18/93): fairly faint, fairly large, elongated 5:2 N-S, 4.0'x1.6', low and uneven surface brightness. A few very faint stars are just visible over surface including a brighter star at the south tip. Located 40' SW of the core of M31. This is the huge star cloud at the SW end of M31. 8" (12/6/80): very faint, moderately large, elongated N-S, low surface brightness patch near the SW end of M31.