NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 6541 22" (6/28/06 - Hawaii): spectacular view at 200x as the globular is well concentrated with a blazing core and a large halo extending to at least 8'. Roughly 200 stars are resolved, mostly in the halo but even close to the center of the core. Includes a few brighter stars in the halo on the NE side and towards the south and SSE. 11" (8/8/04 - Haleakala Crater): excellent view at 127x! Well concentrated to a small, intense 1.5' core. The halo extends to roughly 8' and is well-resolved into perhaps a 100 stars. A brighter star is at the NE side of the halo and a couple of brighter stars are at the south and SW edge of the cluster. Prominent in 10x30 IS binoculars. 18" (7/9/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): this beautiful globular is set in a rich star field and is strongly compressed with a blazing core. At 171x, the halo is ~8' and highly resolved into a couple of hundred stars mag 12 and fainter. A few brighter stars (field?) are mixed in including mag 11 stars on the east and SW side of the halo. The stars are densely packed towards the core - another southern showpiece globular! 8" (7/16/82): bright, fairly small, well concentrated to bright core. Mottled halo but no resolution. Located 20' SE of a mag 5 star (h 5014 = 5.8/5.8 at 1.8"). Very far south for viewing from Northern California.