Shells observed! (with Jimi's 48")
Hi DSF
A bunch of us (Steve Gottlieb, Alan Agrawal, Bob Douglas, and me) observed this weekend with Jimi Lowrey's 48" 'Barbarella'. We observed this object on Saturday night.
The good news is that the 48" did show the shells. All of us saw them.
I found the object rather difficult. A dark patch in the direction of NGC 470 from the core, that is seen in the POSS I image, was felt on multiple occasions with averted vision. Two "inner" shell popped in and out with averted vision. I was able to clearly discern the outermost ripple seen in POSS I in the region directly away from NGC 470, by moving the core of NGC 474 out of the field-of-view, thereby isolating a curved bright region in a dark background.
I'm waiting to hear from Steve Gottlieb, for I'm sure his logs and report will be way more illuminating than my post.
Clear Skies!
Regards
Akarsh