NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 6322 14" (4/5/16 - Coonabarabran, 71x and 184x): very distinctive, eye-catching cluster outlined by a very bright equilateral triangle (sides, 6', 6', 7') consisting of mag 7.6 HD 156189, mag 7.5 HD 156292 and mag 7.7 HD 156234. In the interior is a 34" pair of mag 9/9.5 stars, along with a 16" pair of mag 10.5 stars (both oriented roughly N-S). Another mag 9.2 star (HD 156271) is at the southeast side of the cluster. Roughly 50 stars total are resolved within a 9' region, including a number of mag 12-14 stars in addition to the prominent ones mentioned. 8" (7/16/82): consists of a near equilateral triangle of mag 7.5, 7.6 and 7.8 stars (sides ~7') with roughly 12 faint stars scattered nearby, moderately large.