andyboy1970 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Mirach and Mirach's Ghost. (Below left of main star). NGC 404 is a galaxy located about 10 million light years away in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784, and is visible through small telescopes. NGC 404 lies just beyond the Local Group and does not appear gravitationally bound to it. It is notable for being within 7 arc-minutes of second magnitude star Mirach, making it a difficult target to observe or photograph and granting it the nickname "Mirach's Ghost". Managed a quick half hour before the camera's power tank faded (forgot to charge it). Wind was picking up so dumped 4 subs. This is 8 x 3 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Nice one Andy, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 You don't see this turn up much, nice one Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Good one Andy. quite a challenge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Very nice Andy. Thoroughly enjoyed reading the info about it, cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 This is a great object to observe visually as well. I was surprised at the size of it when I saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyboy1970 Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 Lenticular galaxies usually show up well in the eyepiece. I think its down to the compact shapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Very nice image I will have to go and look at this never seen it Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyaardvark Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 An enjoyable read and nice image Andy. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyboy1970 Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Thanks all. I should point out that the description was shamelessly borrowed from Wiki. Johnnyaardvark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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