NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 288 30" (10/15/15 - OzSky): this very loose globular appears fully resolved at 303x. There were too many stars to possibly count, but certainly several hundred were resolved including a number of relatively bright stars (brightest members mag 12.6). The core is loosely overlaid with a dozen or so brighter stars. A number of stars in the halo appear to be arranged in strings and arcs including one string extending towards the west. 18" (1/1/08): at 220x-280x, ~60 stars were resolved in an 8' diameter. This globular has a very loose, irregular appearance with a very small brighter core containing a clump of resolved stars. A string of stars running SSW-NNE runs through the west side of the halo with a brighter star (double) at the NNE end of this string. A roughly parallel string also passes through the east side of the halo. Located 1.8¡ SE of NGC 253 and form a nice pair in the 80mm finder at 13x. 18" (8/25/06): this bright globular is quite loose (concentration class 10) and well-resolved at 220x over the entire face and halo. The outer halo is very irregular with a scraggly appearance and extends to 8'-10' in diameter. Roughly 100 stars were resolved in total. 18" (8/23/03): bright but loose globular, well-resolved at 323x into 75-100 stars (difficult to count). A number of the stars are clearly aligned in long chains. 17.5" (8/29/92): very bright, very large, round, ~8' diameter. Well-resolved over entire disc into 75-100 stars mag 13-15 at White Mountains over background glow although not densely packed. 60 stars resolved previously at Fiddletown, only weakly concentrated in core. 13.1" (11/5/83): 30-40 stars resolved over haze. 8" (10/13/81): faint stars resolved across entire disc at 200x with averted, many near visual limit 8" (10/4/80): very large, grainy, few stars resolved at the NW and south edges, other clumps on the verge of resolution. 15x50 (8/25/06): easily visible in IS binoculars as a fairly large, diffuse glow.