NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 5662 18" (7/5/05 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): this cluster stands out well with the 27 Panoptic (76x) with ~60 stars resolved in a 12'x9' region. The stars around the periphery are arranged in a distinctive concave pentagon similar to a court jester's crown. Includes three mag 9 stars as well as a number of mag 10.5-11 stars. The richest group of stars is on the SW side and includes a mag 9 luminary along with over a dozen stars within 3' including 5 or 6 of mag 10.5/11. The cluster is too large for a pleasing view at 228x. Situated a few arc minutes following orange-colored mag 7 HD 127753, which is isolated from the main group, though was given as the position of the cluster by John Herschel.