NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 2180. This is a scattered cluster of about 20 stars, 9th to 12th magnitudes, centered about 7 arcmin northeast of JH's "* 9 m". Its size is about 14' x 14' across and would probably make a fine showing in a smaller telescope.

===== NGC 2180 18" (3/5/05): large, scattered group viewed at 115x with the 31 Nagler. Most distinctive is a "candy-cane" loop of a dozen mag 10-11 stars which closely wrap around to the east of mag 7.9 HD 29212 and then extends in a string to the NW ending in two mag 10 stars. A scattering of brighter stars in the vicinity increase the apparent diameter to perhaps 20'x15', though besides the half-dozen or so brighter stars this appears to be an asterism. A half-dozen mag 8.5-10 stars 10' to 12' E and north from the mag 7.1 star roughly define an eastern border to the group. Listed as nonexistent in the RNGC. though this may be an evolved, open cluster remnant that is partially stripped of former members.