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Old 01-02-2009, 10:05 PM
Enchilada
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Unhappy You've gotta pick a pocket or too...

Yeah you are right, according to Wolfgang Steinicke, which was written April 2008.

"It is sad to tell, that all my data are no longer presented at the NGC/IC Project website. This is due to a conflict with webmaster Bob Erdman, who has terminated his activities for the project last year. His "Historically Corrected NGC", first presented on the project website in April 2006, is a mere copy of my "Historic NGC" which is evident by an overwhelming amount of facts. The necessary acknowledgment is still missing."

See http://www.klima-luft.de/steinicke/n...000/Explan.htm

Basically it looks like the backbone of the site was just withdrawn. (and rumour says there maybe some alleged difficult legal issues as well.)

Pity it was a great resource on the Web, which seemingly took some significant effort to keep and maintain. It will be missed - but like everything - nothing lasts forever. RIP.
NOTE: I also believe this announcement and question was made in the somewhat quirky American Amastro group.
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