NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 5986 22" (6/28/06 - Hawaii): at 273x this bright, fairly well concentrated globular was well resolved into ~60 stars mag 13-15 over the entire cluster including the core. A loop of stars heads from the north side and bends to the east ending in a nice pair of stars. A brighter string of stars runs along the north side of the halo. The surface is quite mottled and would probably resolve further in better seeing. 17.5" (6/3/00): this fairly bright globular has a 4' halo surrounding a bright 2' core. At 500x, about 30 stars are resolved including a fairly prominent string along the north side (running ~E-W) and many faint stars in the halo and at the edge of the core. A brighter mag 12.5 star is off the following end. 13" (7/5/83): bright, moderately large, very mottled. About five stars are resolved on the north side including the two brightest mag 13-13.5 stars at the NE edge. 13.1" (6/19/82): only a few stars are resolved primarily in the NE region. One brighter star is detached off the east side. 8" (6/27/81): fairly bright, moderately large, very grainy. A few stars are visible at the NE edge. Includes one bright straggler.