600/800mm - 24" (5/30/16): at 322x; both components of Arp 238 were seen immediately. MCG +10-19-056, the northwest component, is faint, small, elongated 4:3 ~E-W, 16"x12". The brighter southeast component is fairly faint, small, elongated 4:3 or 5:4, 20"x15". There was a small gap between the pair and neither tidal tails were seen. A mag 14 star is 35" NE of MCG +10-19-056 and a slightly brighter mag 13.5 star is 40" NE of MCG +10-19-057 with the separation and orientation of the stars very similar to the cores of the galaxies! CGCG 294-027 is 11' NW.

900/1200mm - 48" (5/14/12): MCG +10-19-056, the northwest member of Arp 238 has a slightly elongated bright core, ~20"x15" that gradually increases to the center. At the west side of the core a very faint "arm" extends ~15" NW then hooks a very short distance north. The core of similar MCG +10-19-057 = VV 250a is just 36" between centers with the two galaxies faintly connected at the center.

The southeast member MCG +10-19-057 has a bright round core ~15" diameter that increases to the center. The core is similar to the northwest galaxy, but has a slightly higher surface brightness. The extension or tidal arm attached at the east end was not seen. By an unusual coincidence, two similar stars are very close in the same relative orientation and separation as the cores of the galaxies! A mag 13.5 star lies 40" NE of MCG +10-19-057 and a mag 14.2 star is 32" NE of MCG +10-19-056!

This is a highly disrupted double system with a bridge and streamers.