Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  43 bet And  ·  Mirach  ·  NGC 404  ·  PGC 2069196  ·  PGC 2069463  ·  PGC 2070452  ·  PGC 2071358  ·  PGC 2077403  ·  PGC 2078029  ·  PGC 3088484  ·  PGC 4240  ·  PGC 4281  ·  PGC 4284  ·  PGC 4286  ·  PGC 4302  ·  PGC 73581  ·  The star Mirach (βAnd)
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Mirach’s Ghost, HTTP... err, NGC 404, Francesco Meschia
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Mirach’s Ghost, HTTP... err, NGC 404

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Mirach’s Ghost, HTTP... err, NGC 404, Francesco Meschia
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Mirach’s Ghost, HTTP... err, NGC 404

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My end-of-the-year image is NGC 404, a.k.a. “Mirach’s Ghost”, imaged from the backyard during the Bay-Area-stay-at-home holidays. This object is a treat under a dark sky, but I wasn’t sure how well it would have showed in imaging, given the proximity with Mirach and its glare.

Here’s to a better 2021 in which we can finally leave the ghost of COVID past behind.

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