Harold Corwin

Bigourdan has rough measurements of IC 67 (B109) and IC 68 (B110) on 21 Nov 1889, placing them both at PA = 152 deg , 4 arcmin and 6 arcmin, respectively, from BD -7 158. On 6 Dec 1898, he puts IC 67 at the same place, but says of IC 68, "I cannot see this nebula. Perhaps it was confused with 109 Big." On the next night (7 Dec 1898), he has this to say about IC 67 (he didn't measure it then), "Pretty stellar object; I can't comment clearly on its nature."

There is nothing in either of these positions on the POSS, not even faint stars. As with other similar objects, I think that -- knowing that he was in a group of nebulae -- he was pushing his eyes too hard, perhaps on a less than ideal night.

― IC Notes by Harold Corwin

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