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Glenn
Here is the first description ever made of NGC 2818. It is by James Dunlop and was written in 1826.
Dunlop 564 "A pretty large faint nebula of a round figure, 6' or 8' diameter; the nebulosity is faintly diffused to a considerable extent. There is a small nebula in the north preceding side, which is probably a condensation of the faint diffused nebulous matter; the large nebula is resolvable into stars with nebula remaining."
It is also number 3154 in John Herschel's catalogue.
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