NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 7026 18" (9/10/07): at 565x the "Cheeseburger Nebula' is easily resolved into two small, elongated knots oriented ~E-W and with both lobes slightly extended ~N-S. Both knots are lively or mottled and slightly tapered in shape. They both contain stellar or quasi-stellar points near their centers with the western nucleus slightly easier. The eastern lobe is barely larger and brighter. The lobes are nearly tangent [6" apart between centers] but just separated by a darker lane and both lobes are encased on a common halo. At 807x, the two lobes are clearly separated by a dark lane (the Cheeseburger's "patty"!) oriented SSW to NNE. A central star was not seen. A mag 10.5 star is off the NE side, less than 30" from the center. Located 13' NNW of mag 4.6 73 Cyg. 17.5" (7/9/99): fascinating object at 380x both with and without a UHC filter. The double-lobed structure is clearly visible with the western lobe slightly elongated N-S and containing a brighter center. The eastern knot also has a quasi-stellar center at moments using direct vision and the knot has an irregular outline. Using the UHC, the lobes are more cleanly separated and the small fainter halo that encases the two bright lobes is more obvious. A mag 11 star is just 0.5' NE of center. Located 12.5' NNW of mag 4.7 63 Cygni. 13" (9/3/83): at 333x appears fairly bright, very small, elongated WSW-ENE. Two brighter condensations at the opposite ends are possibly barely detached at the center. Forms a double at low power with a comparable mag 11 star 27" NE of center.