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NGC404 (Galaxy, in Andromeda)
Observer: Giorgos Koronis (e-mail: giorgos.koronis@lies.com)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Parnon mountain, Greece
Light pollution: none Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Fri Jul 16 23:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1041
A nice little galaxy next to the star beta And(Mirach).Its also called Mirach's ghost.A good name indeed.It looks like an "optical ghost" moving the telescope around though shows that its a real object.
NGC404 (Galaxy, in Andromeda, Est. RaDec 1h10m +36)
Observer: Thomas Godfrey (e-mail: choccy_bourbon@hotmail.com)
Instrument: 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Sep 20 23:20:00 2001 UT Obs. no.: 571
Nice little galaxy that resembles a comet. It can be difficult to see it's slightly oval form without keeping the bright star beta Andromedae out of the field.
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