NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 3050 = NGC 2979. Frank Muller found N3050 with the Leander McCormick 26-inch refractor. His description (m = 14.0, D = 0.6 arcmin, vlE at 200 deg, gbMN) suggests that it would be hard to miss -- it's among the brighter of the new nebulae found at Leander McCormick. However, there is nothing in Muller's position. NGC 2979, though, is 11m 15s preceding the place given by Muller. It matches the description perfectly, and the declination is within an arcminute of that given by Muller. If the RA is in error by 10 minutes of time, then the RA difference falls into the range often seen in the Leander McCormick positions, one to two minutes too far east. I'm pretty well convinced that this is the correct identification, though final proof is lacking. Unfortunately, there is no sketch, and Muller left us no descriptions of field stars around the galaxy that would help identify it. Still, the description and the Declination are right, and a digit error in the RA is likely, so I'm going with this.

===== NGC 3050 See observing notes for NGC 2979.