Albert Marth discovered NGC 208 = m 15 on 5 Oct 1863 with Lassell's 48" on Malta and simply logged "pF". His position is very close SE of CGCG 383-064 = PGC 2420.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/8/88): very faint, very small, round. Located west of four mag 11-13 stars that form a rhombus. The closest is a mag 11 star 3' ENE. Member of the NGC 182 group.

600/800mm - 24" (12/12/17): at 375x; faint, small, round, 24" diameter, low even surface with no nucleus. Three brighter stars follow; a mag 11.1 star 3.0' ENE, a mag 11.7 star 5' ESE and a mag 12 star 6' ENE. NGC 208 is one of the faintest NGC members of the NGC 182 group. CGCG 383-067, located 10' NE, appeared very faint, small, elongated SW-NE, 20"x12".

Notes by Steve Gottlieb