John Herschel discovered NGC 6919 = h3831 on 2 Sep 1836 and recorded "eF; pL; R; vgvlbM; 40"." His position is accurate.

600/800mm - 30" (10/10/15 - OzSky): at 394x; moderately bright and large, relatively low but uneven surface brightness with a broad and weak concentration to a slightly brighter core. I had a strong impression of spiral structure in the halo. Three stars are around the edges (at least one may be an HII knot in the halo) including a mag 15.5 star 0.8' NNW. ESO 285-025 lies 5.4' SW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb