#Mirach

Oskar Contrerastg8arc
2026-01-07

Finally some telescope time. There as high clouds in the atmosphere but at least finally can make some observations. Here is the .

The star Mirach - telescope processed image.  Mirach is a red giant roughly 100 times the size of the Sun. Stargazers use it as a "guide star" to find the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies.The star Mirach - unprocessed image. The high clouds give this image a ghostly aura. You can see Mirach’s ghost (NGC 404) at the upper right of the star.
Oskar Contrerastg8arc
2025-12-05

Here is The . To the upper left of Mirach you can see .

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."
Oskar Contrerastg8arc
2025-11-26

Time to insert your “galaxy not found” jokes here. Here is an image of . The star in the foreground is .

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.
Kuuke's Sterrenbeeldenkuuke@mastodon.nl
2025-11-01

Mirach – Bèta Andromedae
Bèta Andromedae – Mirach is een rode reus in het sterrenbeeld Andromeda. De ster heeft een gemiddelde schijnbare helderheid van
#andromeda #andromedanevel #BetaAndromedae #gordel #Messier31 #Mirach #ster #sterrenbeeld
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Andromeda - Urania's Mirror
Oskar Contrerastg8arc
2025-02-11

Last observation of this evening. The star is in the foreground, while to the right - below the light “arm” - you can see

The star Mirach and NGC 404 galaxy as seen by the Odyssey Pro.
Oskar Contrerastg8arc
2025-01-28

Out for early evening observation. In this image you can see the star Mirach in the foreground. To the right you can see NGC 0404 galaxy.

The star Mirach and the NGC 0404 galaxy as seen by the Odyssey Pro.
Sternwarte Vach (Andy)sternwarte@hostux.social
2024-12-05

Last week was a bit good weather here. just a tiny bit, but it was very good 😄

See here three Images. Andromeda Galaxy with companions, Plejades and Mirach (also Mirach's Ghost on the left of the Star)

#astronomy #andromeda #m45 #plejades #mirach

Kuuke's Sterrenbeeldenkuuke@mastodon.nl
2024-11-22

Alpheratz – Alpha Andromedae

Alpheratz – Alpha Andromedae is een spectroscopische dubbelster in het sterrenbeeld Andromeda. De ster markeert het hoofd van Andromeda. Met een gecombineerde schijnbare helderheid van magnitude 2,1 is het een van de twee helderste sterren in het sterrenbeeld, samen met de veranderlijke rode reus Mirach- Bèta Andro

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#almach #AlphaAndromedae #alpheratz #andromeda #Mirach #ster #SterVanDeWeek #sterrenbeeld

astropage.euastropageeu
2022-09-02

Der und sein Geist, die kleine NGC 404 links unterhalb.

The Mirach and its ghost - a named NGC 404 towards bottom left.
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