John Herschel discovered NGC 7329 = h3951 on 20 Jul 1835 and recorded "pB; mE in parallel; gbM; 50" l, 20" br." His position is accurate.

600/800mm - 30" (10/14/15 - OzSky): at 303x; bright, very large, oval 5:3 ~E-W, at least 2.5'x1.5', sharply concentrated with a bright, elongated core (bar E-W). The halo is only slightly concentrated but shows weak spiral structure. A mag 12.5 is 3' NW and a pair of mag 14.5/15 stars is off the southwest side and collinear with the nucleus. IC 5235 and 5236 lie 8.4' and 10.6' SE, respectively.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb