William Herschel discovered NGC 7128 = H VII-40 = h2130 on 14 Oct 1787 (sweep 765) and recorded "a cl of small stars of several sizes, 3 or 4' in diam, pretty rich but like a forming one." JH made the single observation "a star 9-10m of a ruby red color in an oval annulus of small stars, 4' diam."

200/250mm - 8" (10/13/81): 15 faint stars, small, rich, over background haze, two mag 11 stars are at the south edge.

400/500mm - 17.5" (9/7/91): 22 stars mag 11-13 in rich and compact 2.5' region. Most stars are arranged in oval ring NW-SE. A mag 11.5 star at the east edge has several very faint companions. Two mag 11 stars are on the south side. A double star mag 12/12 is on the west side as well as a few other double stars. A string of stars oriented SW-NE is just NW of the oval ring.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb