ngc 7331 from the back yard

I've only been out one night since returning from CalStar.  I wasn't feeling very well, and was tired, and it took me some days to recover.  Weather did not cooperate.  However, I did have the 8-inch out for a little while, looking at double stars and such, and I was able to see NGC 7331: a faint, small streak of light.  No dark lane, and certainly no companions; nowhere near as spectacular as it is in a dark sky with a large scope, but satisfying all the same.  Makes me look forward to the next new moon.  We've had some rain these last few days but the weather should clear during the week and I can observe again.