5368 5366
Cen
☀- mag
Ø 2.0'
Drawing Bertrand Laville

400/500mm - 17.5" (5/4/02): this unusual reflection nebula surrounds a bright, close pair of mag 10.3/10.7 stars at 4" (h4636). The nebula appeared as a round, fairly faint, 3' glow surrounding the illuminating stars. Although the elevation was only 10° at the time of the observation, the hazy glow was pretty evident. A brighter mag 9 star lies 4' ENE.