Jenni Kay (12.5" @110x): very obvious - bright, small, round, hazy glow. The cluster is the first of 3 small, bright, hazy glows arching across the field from west to east. 150x: improved - very bright, round, 40" in size, with a smooth and even glow from edge to edge.

John Herschel discovered NGC 2038 = h2920 on 24 Nov 1834 and logged "B, R, glbM, 25", has a *9 mag 5' north-preceding." His position is accurate.

600/800mm - 24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): very bright, fairly small, slightly elongated, 40" diameter, clumpy but no individual stars resolved. First of three nearly on a line with NGC 2056 11' SE and NGC 2075 20' SE. Located 4' SSE of mag 9.5 HD 37732.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb