March 22, 00:00-02:00. Clear, transparency above average, SQM 21.27-34. Calm, -10C, 70% humidity. 20" F/5 Obsession, 13 mm Ethos. 10 new Herschels, 154 remain of 2500.

NGC 4430. Companion (NGC 4432). Elongated core. Arm from E end and along N edge.

NGC 4431, 4436, 4440. Triplet, 2 differently oriented edge-ons, star off end of the central. 4431: small bright round core, condensations E and W. From E, arm N then W. Symmetrical arm fainter.

NGC 4434. In field with non-Herschel NGC 4416. W of M49.

NGC 4435 and 4438. Herschel 400, reobservation. "The Eyes", Arp 120. Besides the cores, with attention and movement, separated thick extension of -35 to SW, thin streak from as far as N tip of -38 NNE of core of -35 to between the cores, and joined to it, [another, running] SSW not quite to the core of -35.

NGC 4452. Thin edge-on.

NGC 4454. Slightly oval EW.

NGC 4457. Bright stellar nucleus. Oval WSW-ENE. Star on edge of field WNW.

NGC 4458 and 4461. Pair in Markarian's Chain, just framed with "The Eyes", similar-looking [to the cores] and parallel but fainter.