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."

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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.

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