We seem to be again on a favorable combination of the 18- and 6-month skyglow cycles here at geomagnetic latitude 52, with consistent night-to-night readings above 21.9. I think PGC 38... should not be very sensitive to the background brightness but 1408945 has a diffuse halo and small, seeing-dependent core. Also there is a Vm 16.9 star next to it that is also seeing-dependent in this aperture but can, potentially, be fused visually with the halo. I ascertained that the halo visible at more moderate magnifications does not extend to the star position, and was able to glimpse the core and the star simultaneously at higher power. This could be the most difficult visually discovered object, especially if Barnard saw the galaxy separately from the star.