NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 6744 30" (11/6/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): I primarily scanned NGC 6744 looking for very small HII regions. The offsets stated here are relative to a very small bright nucleus, which was sharply concentrated within the core. A non-stellar knot was noted 2.5' NW of the nucleus at 19 09 38 -63 49.1. A second knot was seen 2.9' ESE of the nucleus at 19 10 10 -63 52.3 and a third was just 1.6' NE of center. Roughly a dozen "stars" are superimposed on the galaxy and some of the fainter ones may be stellar HII knots. IC 4823 (a double system) lies 18' SE. 18" (7/10/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): this massive barred spiral appeared fairly bright, large, oval 3:2 ~N-S, roughly 8'x6' with a large, bright core. About a half-dozen stars are superimposed over the face of the galaxy - some of these are possibly small HII regions. A hint of spirality was suggested within the outer region but no definite spiral structure was observed. NGC 6744A lies 12' NW but was not noticed. Member of a sparse group including NGC 6684 and IC 4710 at 25 million light years. 20" (6/29/02 - Bargo, Australia): bright, large, elongated 3:2 SSW-NNE, ~9'x6'. A bright, oval core or bar is surrounded by a moderately low surface halo with an impression of "motion" or arcs embedded within the outer glow.