John Herschel discovered NGC 1824 = h2755 on 26 Dec 1834 and recorded "vF, vmE, 2' long, 20" broad, pos = 162 degrees."

300/350mm - 14" (4/7/16 - Coonabarabran, 145x and 230x): fairly faint to moderately bright, nice edge-on 5:1 NNW-SSE, ~2.3'x0.5'. Weak, broad concentration to a slightly brighter core. Located 9' NNE of mag 7.3 HD 33475.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb