John Herschel discovered NGC 1895 = h2817 on 2 Nov 1834 and recorded "pF; pL; R; glbM; 40"." On later sweeps he estimated the size as 70" and 80".

600/800mm - 30" (10/12/15 - OzSky): very bright, irregular HII region, ~45" diameter, enhanced with NPB filter at 152x. Three mag 14.5-15 stars are involved with the glow, one centrally. A mag 12 star is 1.7' NNW. NGC 1897 lies 8' SSE and the NGC 1873 complex (along with NGC 1869 and 1871) is 16' W.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb