John Herschel discovered NGC 6799 = h3793 on 9 Jul 1834 and recorded "eF; S; R; within [partly within] a small triangle formed by 3 st 11, 13 and 14m." His position and description is a perfect match.

600/800mm - 30" (10/12/15 - OzSky): at 303x; fairly bright, fairly small, round, 40" diameter, contains a small bright core that increases to a stellar nucleus. Cradled by three stars around the edge of the halo; a mag 12.3 star is 0.5' SE of center, a mag 14.4 star is 0.6' W of center, and a mag 13.5 star is 0.7' SW. Situated in a busy star field (20' diameter) with many brighter and fainter stars.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb