John Herschel discovered NGC 6699 = h3759 on 12 Jul 1834 and logged "pF; lE in parallel; pslbM; 40" l, 30" br." His position is 1' too far north.

600/800mm - 30" (10/12/15 - OzSky): at 303x and 394x; bright, large, round, 1.25' diameter, sharply concentrated with a very small, very bright nucleus and a fairly smooth halo. The field is fairly rich in fainter stars and mag 8 HD 174139 lies 8.3' NNE. IC 4775 lies 30' WNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb