NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 7814. See IC 5378.

===== NGC 7814 48" (10/23/11): gorgeous view of this showpiece edge-on spiral at 375x and 488x. The oval central bulge is large and very bright, increasing to an intense core. A very thin, very high contrast dust lane slices through the major axis of the galaxy, neatly bisecting the galaxy. On close inspection, the halo on the south side of the lane is marginally more extensive. At the center, a small nucleus is apparently obscured, leaving only two very small brilliant "knots" on either side of the lane. Beyond the central region, much fainter arms extend NW and SE, increasing the total size to 5'x1.5'. The dust lane is easily visible splitting the edge-on arms until they dim out at the tips. 17.5" (8/2/86): very bright, very bright large core, fainter extensions NW-SE. Forms a pair with IC 5381 10' S. The narrow dust lane bisecting the galaxy was not seen. IC 5378 (Arp 130) lies 30' NNW. 17.5" (12/19/87): faint stellar nucleus visible. 13" (10/10/86): bright, large, large bright core, elongated NW-SE, faint stellar nucleus. 8" (11/8/80): moderately bright, slightly elongated.