NGC 404, the Ghost of Mirach

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.

NGC 404, the Ghost of Mirach, 31-Oct-2011 Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4 Mount: HEQ5 Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD Imaging Camera: Canon 350D (modified) ISO: 1600 Frames: 4 @ 7m30s Total Exposure: 30m Processing: DSS, Photoshop   This was mostly just a test of guiding, but it did a decent job on this small, dim galaxy. NGC 404 is below and to the left of Mirach, the bright star.