NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 5388 is lost. Found by Frank Muller on 4 May 1886, he made a clean copy of his sketch the next day; that has survived in the group of about 180 sketches still extant at the University of Virginia. Muller (or another of the Leander McCormick observers; the handwriting is different) made a note above the typically rough position, "Not corrected for instrument." This probably explains my inability to find a galaxy in the area that matches his description and sketch. He describes it as "Mag = 12.0, S, R, vgbM" and observed it only the one night. Until we can get a copy of the sketch online, here is a description of it: The galaxy is in the center with two stars just to its right. These point to another star near the top of the field about 3/4 of the way from the galaxy to the field's edge. Near the left edge of the field are three brighter stars in a small, flattened triangle. The brightest star is nearest the galaxy with the second brightest at PA ~30 degrees from the brightest. The faintest is at PA ~90 degrees from the brightest, and 2.5 times as far from the brightest as the second brightest. Most of the sketches have south at the top and east to the right, but some are oriented differently. Only a few have the orientation noted by the original observer; this one does not. I searched at reasonable offsets suggested by digit errors in Muller's nominal position, but found nothing. Perhaps others might have more luck.