John Herschel discovered NGC 7127 = h2129 on 25 Sep 1829 and recorded "A small, poor, but neatly defined cluster of stars 10...12 m; with appendages np at some distance." The "appendages np at some distance" is probably the more scattered group in my description.

200/250mm - 8" (10/31/81): compact, about 10 stars mag 10-13 but not rich. Located 10' E of a mag 7 star.

400/500mm - 17.5" (7/30/92): at 220x, 15 stars mag 11-14 are visible in a 3' diameter. Course but evenly spaced and doesn't stand out in the field, appears fully resolved. The brightest mag 11 star forms the center of fairly striking "stick figure" with six stars or else a 5-pointed "star". Mag 7 SAO 33682 lies 10' WSW. About 4' NW is a more scattered group of 10 slightly brighter stars.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb