NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 6070 24" (6/28/14): fairly bright, large, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 2'x1', contains a large brighter core, fades out around the periphery. A very faint "star" is near the northeast tip is actually a compact HII region labeled as region IV in the 2010 paper "Giant HII regions in NGC 7479 and NGC 6070". Located 8' SE of mag 6.7 HD 145204. NGC 6070 is the brightest in a trio with NGC 6070B = CGCG 023-018 (double) 4.2' NE and NGC 60670C = PGC 1175364 5.6' NE. NGC 6070B appeared very faint, small, elongated 2:1 ~N-S, low surface brightness. This is a close double system and the noted elongation implies both systems were visible, but not individually resolved. NGC 6070C is extremely faint, very small, round, 12" diameter. The fainter companions are much more distant at ~590 million l.y., compared to NGC 6070 (~100 million l.y.). 17.5" (6/11/88): fairly bright, large, oval 2:1 SW-NE, broad moderate concentration. Brightest of trio with NGC 6070B 4.3' NE and 6070C 5.6' NE. Located 7.9' SW of mag 7 SAO 121396. 13" (6/4/83): fairly large, diffuse, elongated ~E-W, almost even surface brightness. A mag 7 star is 7' N.