NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 2566 17.5" (3/25/95): faint, fairly large, elongated 3:2 ~ENE-WSW, 2.5'x1.8', diffuse, edges fade into background. Unconcentrated except for a nearly stellar bright core. Unusual appearance (similar to a Milky Way nebula) as it is located in a dense field among a rich group of faint stars including a mag 13 star just following the nucleus. A 10' semicircle of stars heads to the north and west. Forms a pair with IC 2311 7.6' N. The IC galaxy appeared fairly faint, fairly small, round, 1.2' diameter. Even concentration to a small bright core and stellar nucleus. NGC 2566 is the brightest member of the Klemola 10 quartet. 17.5" (3/7/92): faint, fairly large, elongated 3:2 E-W, ~2.0'x1.5', very low even surface brightness. There is no core and the outer halo is not well defined. Several stars are superimposed including a mag 13.5 star 22" ESE of center. Situated in a rich Milky Way field. Brightest in a group including IC 2311 7.6' N. Located just 6¡ from the galactic equator.