NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 6760 24" (8/12/15): viewed at 564x in excellent seeing and I was impressed with the resolution compared to previous views. The 2' core was extremely mottled and lively with roughly two dozen very faint stars popping in and out of view, but only a relative few constantly visible. Another couple of dozen stars were resolved in the halo, mostly in a 180¡ arc along the entire southern side. The stars along this arc are confined to a fairly thin strip that appeared detached from the core. Also a sparse string of stars extends northeast of the core. 18" (7/19/04): at 225x, moderately bright and large, round. The halo extends to 4'-5' and increases fairly rapidly to a fairly bright 2' core. The cluster has a very mottled appearance and some very faint stars are resolved in the halo. At 435x, the core is extremely lively and several extremely faint stars pop in and out of visibility for moments. There are several stars in the halo that are easily resolved, mostly notably on the east and southeast side. Also the globular appears slightly elongated at this magnification. 18" (8/23/03): at 323x this globular appears moderately bright, round, nearly 4' diameter, broad concentration to a slightly brighter 2' core. A half-dozen stars are resolved around the periphery with several of these on the southeast and east side. With averted vision a few additional stars sparkle over the center. At 538x, 10-12 stars are resolved around the edges of the halo and the core is very lively and on the verge of resolution. 17.5" (8/8/91): moderately bright, round, 3' diameter slightly elongated E-W, very mottled or granular appearance. A few very faint stars are resolved over the core and at the edge of the core. With averted vision the faint halo increases in size to 4' diameter. Several stars bracket the halo including a mag 13.5 star off the east edge. A rich mostly unresolved clump of extremely faint stars is close west. 8" (6/22/81): faint, small, no resolution, very diffuse.