John Herschel discovered NGC 7029 = h3856, along with NGC 7022, on 2 Oct 1834 and logged "B; R; gpmbM; 35"." His position is accurate.

600/800mm - 30" (10/10/15 - OzSky): at 394x; fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 3:2 WSW-ENE, 1.8'x1.2', strong concentration with a very bright core, rounded ends to the major axis. A mag 15.1 star is 50" WSW of center, just off the tip. NGC 7022 lies 22' W.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb