Elevation 800 m, telescope D = 508 mm, F = 2000 mm. Sky 21.72 mag/sw arcsec, seeing 1-2 arcsec. Hickson 49, galaxy group, UMa. A 5.5 mm ocular shows elongation in A and component B readily. D is seen with effort; it is small and amorphous. 3.5 mm reveals elongation in B and a small, round C next to it. Faint star is S of the group, brighter star WSW.