John Herschel discovered NGC 1814 = h2748 on 2 Nov 1834 and described as "The southern of two nebulae [with NGC 1816] in the same cluster of stars [NGC 1820]." On a second sweep his description reads "vF, R, a nebulous knot in the south preceding part of a cluster".

600/800mm - 24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): bright, small, elongated N-S "knot" of stars on the west side of the LMC association NGC 1820 = LH 19. Three stars are resolved within the 24" glow. Faint, irregular nebulosity encompasses the knot. Forms a close pair with NGC 1816 2.5' NNE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb