Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 December 2006
In this talk, I describe methods for direct distance estimation to Planetary Nebulae (PNe). I review the foremost of these methods, the Expansion Parallax Distance, and present some recent results from this technique. In addition, I will discuss the major contributions to the systematic and random distance errors resulting from the method (including ionization front motions and deviations from spherical target morphologies), and show preliminary evidence quantifying these effects.