NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 2453 18" (3/2/08): at 220x appears as a fairly rich group of two dozen stars in a 3' clump, just SE of a mag 9.5 star (HD 63360). The densest section is a 1' knot on the SE side with a mag 11 star on its south edge. Shares the same field with planetary NGC 2452, located 7' SSW. 17.5" (3/2/02): at 220x, this is a small but dense open cluster with about two dozen stars resolved in a 3' region with a mag 9.5 star (SAO 174539) at the NW edge. A very rich 1' clump of mag 12-13 stars is on the SE side with a mag 11.5 star at the south tip of this clump. Two mag 11 stars are 2' S and 2' SE of the central group. Planetary nebula NGC 2452 is in the field 8' SSW making for an interesting pair. 13" (3/24/84): about a dozen stars resolved in a compact 2.5' cluster including three mag 9.5-10 stars. The brightest mag 9.5 star is at the NW edge. There is one dense, partially resolved clump. Planetary nebula NGC 2452 lies 6' SSW. Clouds may have interfered with the observation.