ALMACH (Gamma Andromedae). You take your new telescope to the back yard perhaps wondering what to examine.
The primary, Almach A, is a yellow-orange K3-IIb bright giant about 1500 times as luminous as our sun.
Other Designations For This Star
Flamsteed ...
γ Andromedae, or Almach, is found at the tip of the southern leg of the big "A". It is a beautiful multiple star with contrasting colours.
It lies in the east central part (01:36:47.8+41:24:19.65, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Andromeda, the Chained Maiden -- northeast of Mirach (Beta Andromedae), southwest of Almach (Gamma Andromedae), ...
Almach Gamma Andromedae
Al Minliar al Asad Kappa Leonis
Al Nair Alpha Gruis
Alnasl Gamma Sagittarii
Alnilam Epsilon Orionis
Alnitak Zeta Orionis
Alniyat Tau Scorpii
Al Niyat Sigma Scorpii
Alphard Alpha Hydrae
Alphecca Alpha Coronae Borealis ...
Brightest Stars: Alpheratz, Mirach, Almach
Finding Andromeda: Andromeda is basically the group of stars below Cassiopeia, the main part of the constellation forming an arc stretching nearly 30 degrees across the sky.
Andromeda: Adhil (ξ And), Almak (Almach, γ1 And), Alpheratz (or Sirrah, α And, = δ Peg), Mirach (β And). Sadiradra (δ And), ...
The third brightest star is [5], gamma Andromedae, also known as Alamak or Almach ("the caracal").
In small telescopes, Almach can be easily resolved as a double star, and is a very interesting and beautiful sight for amateur astronomers.
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Epsilon Centauri ...
Her foot is marked by Gamma Andromedae, whose name is variously spelled Almaak, Almach, or Alamak, from the Arabic al-'anaq, referring to the desert lynx or caracal which the old Arabs visualized here.
The third brightest star in the constellation Andromeda and one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky. Its Arabic name (also written as Almach, Almak, Alamak, and Alamaak) has nothing to do with the legend of Andromeda but refers instead to a ...
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