NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 6894 24" (7/1/16): at 375x; striking annular planetary ~45" diameter, the annulus is relatively thin giving a nice 25" darker "hole". The rim in slightly irregular in brightness and thickness and appears weakly enhanced along the northern side. A faint star is visible on the inside edge of the ring at the NNW side. 18" (7/15/07): excellent annular planetary at 280x, ~40" diameter with a relatively large 25" darker central hole. The rim appears unevenly lit and possibly brighter along the north side although there are a couple of extremely faint stars involved on the north or NW portion of the rim that may have affected this impression. At 700x the rim is clumpy and a bit weaker on the west side. 17.5" (9/14/85): moderately bright and large, round. Annular appearance at 105x using an OIII filter and exhibits an obvious darker center at 222x and 294x with a UHC filter. 13" (9/9/83): fairly faint but easily visible at 88x. Darker center just visible at 144x-176x with averted vision.