600/800mm - 24" (12/1/13): This is the eastern component of VV 301 = Arp 98, with brighter MCG +05-04-066 1' W. At 260x appeared extremely faint, very small, round, 10" diameter. The core of this interacting spiral was occasionally visible as a very low surface brightness glow, with a mag 13.8 star nearly attached on the south side [20" from center]. The very low surface brightness tidal arms (one extends directly west to MCG +05-04-066) were not visible.