Harold Corwin

IC 4353. This may be one of Bigourdan's illusory nebulae. Or it may be, as Wolfgang suggests, a star near Bigourdan's estimated position. However, the nominal position falls in a void between two 15th magnitude stars. And Bigourdan correctly notes the distance to his comparison star if he "saw" his object at his nominal position -- the distance would be off if he actually meant either of the stars to be his "nova". His full description reads, "Object of doubtful aspect which could be a small cluster, perhaps accompanied by a little nebulosity."

Considering everything, I think that this is another of his "fausse images."

― IC Notes by Harold Corwin

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