Object of the Week April 07, 2013 - A whiff of a Planetary: Longmore-Tritton 5

[FaintFuzzies]

Jimi and I took a look at my last time I was observing with his 48"...it was pretty much what Jimi described it to be.

[reiner]

Hi Jimi and Alvin,

"half moon shaped" - does this mean you saw only one half of the PN disk? This is interesting, as I also found the side where there is that small star superimposed on the rim of the disk is more distinct with better defined rims. Was your observation on the same side?

[Jimi Lowrey]

Hi Reiner,

I think you are right. I will do a quick drawing of LoTr 5 and post it here next time I am at the telescope to show you the orientation and star field . I should be able to do it tonight as the weather looks good. I did not see it as a full disk as in Uwe drawing above the other night.

[Howard B]

Jimi's description matches what I saw too, only one side of the planetary was seen and it was really faint. Oddly, it didn't seem centered on the "central" star but rather centered between it and the nearby field star of similar brightness. As soon as I scan my notes I'll post my sketch.