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Here is The #star #Mirach. To the upper left of Mirach you can see #ngc0404 #MirachsGhost #Galaxy. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur
The star Mirach- telescope processed image. Mirach (beta Andromedae) is an immense, aging red giant star in the Andromeda constellation, about 197 light-years away. The star Mirach - unprocessed image. It's a celestial guide: a faint dwarf galaxy, NGC 404, lies so close to it that astronomers affectionately call the galaxy "Mirach's Ghost."
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Time to insert your “galaxy not found” jokes here. Here is an image of #ngc0404 #MirachsGhostGalaxy. The star in the foreground is #Mirach. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur
NGC 0404 Mirach's Ghost Galaxy - telescope processed image. It is a lenticular galaxy (S0 type) located in the constellation Andromeda, about 10 million light-years from Earth. NGC 0404 Mirach's Ghost Galaxy - unprocessed image. Its nickname comes from its close proximity to the bright star Mirach (beta Andromedae), whose glare makes the faint galaxy difficult to observe.
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM