NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 1851 18" (1/17/09): at 275x this very bright globular spanned ~6' and contained a blazing 1.5' core. Nearly two dozen stars were resolved including a distinctive SSW-NNE string that runs past the west side of the core. The observation was hampered by the low elevation of this globular from northern California (~10¡ elevation). 13.1" (2/20/04 - Costa Rica): at 200x, this compact globular is very bright, strongly concentrated with an intense 1.5' core and a 4-5' fainter halo. The core is very lively and there are ~30 stars resolved [brightest cluster members are mag 13.2], mostly in the loose halo. A neat loop of stars emerges from the core and runs NNE-SSW along the west edge of the core. 17.5" (1/31/87): small bright core, large very mottled halo. About 20 stars are resolved, mostly west of the core. 13" (1/1/84): mottled bright core, unresolved except for two or three faint stars at the west edge. 8" (10/13/81): small, very small bright core, faint halo.