NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 2455 18" (3/2/08): at 175x, this is a fairly rich group of ~45 stars, mostly mag 12.5-13.5, situated ~7' W of mag 8 HD 63719. Most distinctive is a 6' string of stars oriented NW-SE on the west side of the cluster. Shorter strings with a similar orientation are in the center and east side. Appears fully resolved. Further west is a larger, brighter but more scattered grouping in a triangular arrangement (no catalogue designation) and the observation from 1/19/91 appears to describe this group. 17.5" (1/19/91): about two dozen stars in a fairly large scattered group. Consists mostly of brighter mag 10-12 which are aligned in two perpendicular rows oriented E-W and N-S. Although the stars are fairly bright the cluster does not stand out as located in very rich field.