Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 6827 = St IX-25 on 16 Oct 1878 and recorded "eF, E, sev faint stars inv." His position matches this faint open cluster.

400/500mm - 17.5" (9/7/91): in a very rich Milky Way field is a faint, smooth, 2' unresolved glow similar to a low surface brightness galaxy. A mag 13 star is at the west edge. A slightly brighter knot or a 15th magnitude star is superimposed but no other resolution. Located just west of a very large, scattered group that just stands out due to many stars mag 11/12 at the edges.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb