Andrew Cooper
Sep 30, 2005    Gila, New Mexico (map)
90mm F/12 APO Violet Haze

Very small, faint, a small hazy patch with a couple embedded stars, difficult target for the 90mm APO

Andrew Cooper
Jan 12, 2002    Las Cienegas NCA, Pima Co., AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet

Small nebulosity surrounding several stars

Rev. T.W. Webb
May 19, 1885    Hardwick, Herefordshire, England (map)
24cm Reflector

Haze surrounding four minute stars, 9-1/3in speculum., '73, '76. H., 3 only in 3 observations. D'A., 5; E. of Rosse 6; oval with branches.

― Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, T. W. Webb, 1917

Captain William Henry Smyth
Oct 19, 1835    No. 6 The Crescent, Bedford, England (map)
150mm f/17.6 refractor by Tully 1827

A resolvable nebula, on the lower garment of Auriga, about 2m.5 sf 38 Messier. This very curious object was discovered by ♅. in February, 1793, who remarked that it "seems to have one or two stars in the middle, or an irregular nucleus." This object was next examined by H., No. 355, who described it as a nebula including a triple star, surrounding them like an atmosphere.

With these premonitions, I attacked it under most favourable circumstances. The nebula is situated in a rich field of minute stars, with five of the lOth-magnitude, disposed in an equatoreal line above, or to the south of it, and preceded by a bright yellow 7½ magnitude star in the same direction [HD 36042]. After intently gazing, under moderate power, the triangle rises distinctly from the star-dust, and presents a singular subject for speculation.

― A Cycle of Celestial Objects Vol II, The Bedford Catalogue, William Henry Smyth, 1844

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