One observation to share since I last posted about this group.
5 October 2018 in the French Ardennes, 14" SCT @168x / 29':
NGC7331 (Holmberg 795A) is elongated NNW-SSE, suddenly brighter in a core that is elongated in the same direction and that is slightly SSE of the middle. The nucleus is visible without AV.
NGC7337 (Holmberg 795B) is visible SE of NGC7331, an extremely faint glow, slightly elongated north to south. With AV a mag. 13 star is visible on the eastern edge (4UCAC622-127602).
ENE of NGC7331 is NGC7335 (Holmberg 795C), brighter than NGC7337 is, without AV slightly elongated NNW to SSE, with AV more elongated and quite suddenly brighter in the middle; without AV only the brighter core is visible.
The star 4UCAC623-129719 (NGC7338, Holmberg 795D) is visible to the east of NGC7331.
East of the star NGC7338 (Holmberg 795D) is the galaxy NGC7340 (Holmberg 795E), a north-south elongated glow, even in brightness without AV, with AV clearly brighter in the middle.
Two stars that form NGC7325 (Holmberg 795) are visible, aligned NNW to SSE, the NNW star is the brightest. The galaxy 2MASX J22365123+3423047 NE thereof is not visible.
NE of NGC7331 and SW of two mag. 11.5 stars aligned NNW to SSE the star that is Holmberg 795G is visible with AV.
A star that forms NGC7326 (Holmberg 795H), WNW of NGC7331 is at the limit of visibility without AV.
The star 4UCAC623-129682 (NGC7333, Holmberg 795I) is visible with AV to the NE of NGC7331, very faint. West thereof is a mag. 13 star.
The galaxy NGC7336 (Holmberg 795J) is visible NNE of NGC7335 (Homberg 795C), a faint, round glow, even in brightness, no detail visible. To the SSE is a mag. 13 star.
1/4 FoV to the NW of NGC7331 is an elongated triangle of three mag. 11 and fainter stars pointing SW. The NW star in the base on the NE side is 4UCAC623-129632 (NGC7327), the galaxy PGC69291 is the background cannot be discerned.
NW of the star designated NGC7327 is a mag. 12.5 star with the galaxy MCG+06-49-044 (PGC69281) to its NNW: A NE-SW elongated, faint glow, even in brightness. With AV gradually subtly brighter in the middle.
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