NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 1848. There is nothing matching JH's description at his nominal position (05 06 56, -71 15.1 for B1950.0). He says, "The first and brightest star, 9m, of a cluster of loosely scattered stars." However, there is such a star 1 minute of time east of JH's position, on the western edge of a scattering of stars matching his description. I've adopted this "cluster" as JH's object; it is most likely a poor star cloud in the LMC. The triple star (or compact cluster? they call it "SL 256") that Archinal and Hynes point at is likely just the northeastern-most "star" in JH's cluster.

===== NGC 1848 30" (11/6/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): large, scattered group of stars, winding in a loop or U-shape that is open on the east and northeast side. On the west end is a close, unequal double star with the primary being the brightest star in the cluster. In total between 30-36 stars are resolved in a 5' region (stellar assoication LH 28. At the east end of the loop is S-L 256, a faint but clumpy glow of 20" diameter. NGC 1848 is centered 6' NE of mag 7.3 HD 33923.