NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 7076 24" (10/3/13): picked up unfiltered but very good contrast gain with a UHC filter at 225x. Appeared moderately bright, slightly elongated ~48"x40". Clearly brighter along the eastern side with the brightest portion directly east of center, giving a partially annular appearance. Unfiltered a mag 14.5 star is at the east edge and a mag 15 star is involved at the north edge. Two mag 13.5/14 stars just north are collinear with the planetary. Located in a rich star field 16' SE of mag 7.4 HD 204211. 18" (10/9/04): picked up at 73x (31 Nagler) as a fairly small (for an Abell planetary), fairly faint disc, perhaps 35"-40" in diameter. Appears evenly illuminated at low power. Viewed unfiltered at 160x and a couple of faint stars are embedded, one at the east edge and another at the north. Only a weak contrast gain using the OIII filter and easier to view unfiltered at 225x. At this power the shape appears irregular and brighter along the east side. Neither of the two stars appears to be the central star as they're situated near the edge of the halo. A number of 13-15th magnitude stars are in the field including a couple of 14th mag stars 1' and 2' N and a small, fainter trio close west. Located 56' ENE of mag 2.5 Alpha Cephei (Alderamin). 17.5" (7/5/86): fairly faint at 79x using an OIII filter, slightly elongated, moderately large, estimate V = 13.5-13.8. Faintly visible unfiltered. At 222x two stars are superimposed; a faint star east of center and one at the north edge. The planetary is collinear with two mag 14 stars 1' N and 2' N. Located 15' SE of mag 7.2 SAO 19386. Not identified as NGC 7076 in CGPN and ESO-Strausberg catalogues.