NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 4710 18" (5/14/07): bright, fairly large edge-on, nearly 7:1 SSW-NNE, ~3.5'x0.5' with tapered extensions. The core is small and round, ~25" in diameter. The galaxy is irregular in surface brightness and mottled with a brighter knot near the NNE end. A dust lane appears to slash across the galaxy to the NE of the core. A mag 13 star lies 1.5' E of the core. 17.5" (5/14/94): beautiful edge-on 5:1 SSW-NNE (PA 30¡), bright bulging core. Distinctly mottled with an irregular surface brightness and clearly brighter along the NNE extension. A mag 13 star is 1.4' E of center. At 280x, the dimensions are 3.5'x0.6' and the galaxy appears to have a sharper light cut-off along the preceding edge possibly due to dust. Very mottled with a couple of bright and dark patches along the major axis. IC 3806 lies 19' SW.