John Herschel discovered NGC 1914 = h2830 on 3 Nov 1834 and described as "vF; L; irreg R; 3'." On a second sweep he logged "F; pL; irreg fig; resolvable; 2' l, 90" br." His mean position is accurate.

600/800mm - 30" (10/15/15 - OzSky): at 303x; fairly bright cluster and HII region, elongated NNW-SSE, at least a half-dozen stars resolved over an irregular glow extending 1.5'. Good contrast gain with a NPB filter at 152x. The size increases to ~2' and a small, very bright patch (LHa 120-N195A) is prominent on the northwest end. A mag 12 star is 4' E.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb