NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 1937 is the north-eastern part of a large star cloud or stellar association in the LMC. Found by JH, who also sketched the association, this object can be identified by comparing his sketch to photographs of the area. Other NGC objects in the association, all shown in JH's sketch (Plate III, Figure 2 of the CGH Observations) are NGC 1929, 1934, 1935, and 1936.

===== NGC 1937 24" (4/7/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): this object is the furthest NE in a gorgeous field of stars and HII regions. NGC 1937 is a large nebulous patch, ~3.7'x2.7' in size, with ~20 stars resolved over the bright glow. Excellent contrast gain using a UHC filter at 200x. The cluster or star cloud (association LH 48) includes a string of stars oriented WSW-ENE that passes through the center including a mag 11.5 star. NGC 1936, a very bright nebulous glow, lies 5' S, and other sections of the N44 superbubble complex (see http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/gemini_interstellar_cavern.html) lie to the SW including NGC 1929, 1935 and IC 2126. Superimposed on this complex of HII glows is a fairly rich concentration of stars.