NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 6891 24" (7/1/16): at 375x; very bright bluish disc slightly elongated NNW-SSE, perhaps 10"x8". A fainter outer halo increases the diameter to roughly 18". The mag 12.5-13 central star was steadily visible. A mag 14.5 star is close off the NE edge [17" from center]. At 750x the brighter inner disc seemed more elongated with tapered ends like a lens. 18" (9/10/07): Using 225x; the bright, blue disc of high surface brightness surrounds the central star. At 300x the very bright oval disc of 8"x6" diameter is surrounded by a fainter, round outer envelope that increases the diameter to ~15". With direct vision the central star is visible embedded in the center of the high surface brightness disc. A mag 12.5 star lies 1' WNW and a mag 13 star is a similar distance ESE with NGC 6891 nearly at the midpoint. 18" (7/15/07): at 174x this small blue disc has a high surface brightness and is very prominent in the field. With direct vision the mag 12.5-13 central star is easily visible. At 280x appears as a very bright, small disc with an unusually high surface brightness and the central star shines steadily. At 700x, the extremely bright inner region is slightly elongated or lens-shaped N-S and is surrounded by a fainter outer halo or envelope that is still quite evident. 17.5" (8/27/87): very bright at 140x and OIII filter. Appears as a small high surface brightness bluish oval of 10"-15" diameter. At 410x, a brighter center or mag 13 central star is visible. At this magnification, the planetary appears as a bright oval with a fainter outer halo. 8" (6/29/84): fairly high surface brightness, small blue disk. 80mm (9/10/07): visible as a faint "star" at 12.5x in the 80mm finder and easy to verify as a planetary by blinking with an OIII filter.