NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 986 30" (11/4/10 - Coonabarabran): at 264x, this beautiful, barred S-shaped spiral appeared very bright, large, with a very bright elongated central region that increased to a small, very bright core and bright stellar nucleus. ÊWithin the central region it was brighter along the central axis (bar) oriented SW to NE. ÊAt the SW end of the central bar a relatively thin arm emerges and sweeps ~1.3' SE (clockwise). ÊAt the NE end of the central region, another thin arm shoots north for 1.5' and contains a very small, brighter knot or HII region. 17.5" (12/28/94): fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, 2.5'x1.2'. ÊDominated by a 20" rounder core. ÊA nice evenly matched mag 10.5 pair at 12" separation is 9' NNE with another similar star 1' S. ÊLocated 8' due north of mag 9 SAO 193771. 8" (1/1/84): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated SW-NE, bright core, diffuse edges.