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Messier Objects: Guide to the Bright Galaxies, Nebulae and Clusters Listed in the Messier Catalogue

Great Square of Pegasus

Messier 110: Edward Young Star

September 26, 2015 by admin
m110,m110 galaxy,ngc 205

Messier 110 (M110), also known as the Edward Young Star, is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda.

Posted in: Elliptical Galaxy Tagged: Andromeda Constellation, Andromeda Galaxy, Beta Andromedae, Caroline Herschel, Edward Young Star, GC 105, Great Square of Pegasus, h 44, H V.18, Heber Curtis, John Herschel, Kenneth Glyn Jones, Le Gentil, M110, M31, M32, Messier 110, Mirach, NGC 205, Walter Baade, William Henry Smyth, William Herschel

Messier 33: Triangulum Galaxy

April 28, 2015 by admin
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Messier 33 (M33), also known as the Triangulum Galaxy, is a famous spiral galaxy located in the small northern constellation Triangulum.

Posted in: Spiral Galaxy Tagged: Alpha Trianguli, Andromeda Galaxy, Beta Andromedae, Beta Trianguli, Deltotum, Edwin Hubble, Gamma Trianguli, Giovanni Battista Hodierna, Great Square of Pegasus, H III.150, IC 132, IC 133, IK 53, LGS 3, Local Group, Lord Rosse, M33, M33 X-7, M42, Messier 101, Messier 33, Milky Way, Mirach, Mothallah, NGC 588, NGC 592, NGC 595, NGC 598, NGC 604, Orion Nebula, Pinwheel Galaxy, Pisces Dwarf, Triangulum Constellation, Triangulum Galaxy, William Henry Smyth, William Herschel

Messier 32: Le Gentil

April 28, 2015 by admin
le gentil,m32,dwarf elliptical galaxy,andromeda satellite

Messier 32 (M32), also known as Le Gentil, is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located in Andromeda constellation. The galaxy lies at a distance of 2.49 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 8.08. M32 is a satellite galaxy of M31, the famous Andromeda Galaxy. It has the designation NGC 221 in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Elliptical Galaxy Tagged: Almach, Alpha Andromedae, Alpheratz, Andromeda Constellation, Andromeda Galaxy, Arp 168, Beta Andromedae, Delta Andromedae, Gamma Andromedae, Great Square of Pegasus, Guillaume Le Gentil, Halton Arp, Le Gentil, Local Group, M31, M32, M33, Messier 110, Messier 32, Milky Way, Mirach, NGC 221, Triangulum Galaxy, Walter Baade

Messier 31: Andromeda Galaxy

April 28, 2015 by admin
andromeda galaxy,ngc 224

Messier 31 (M31), better known as the Andromeda Galaxy, is a large spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. At a distance of 2.54 million light years from Earth, the Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest major galaxy to our own and is on a collision course with our home galaxy, the Milky Way. Messier 31 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spiral Galaxy Tagged: 037-B327, Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, Almach, Alpheratz, Andromeda Constellation, Andromeda Galaxy, Delta Andromedae, Edwin Hubble, Flamsteed 58, G1, G76, Globular One, Great Andromeda Nebula, Great Square of Pegasus, H V.36, Harlow Shapley, Heber Curtis, Isaac Roberts, Island Universes, LIRG, Local Group, Luminous Infrared Galaxy, M31, M33, M45, M7, Mayall II, Messier 110, Messier 31, Messier 32, Milky Way, Mirach, NGC 206, NGC 224, Nova 1885, Omega Centauri, P1, P2, Pleiades, Ptolemy Cluster, S Andromedae, Simon Marius, SN 1885A, Triangulum Galaxy, Walter Baade, William Henry Smyth, William Herschel, William Huggins

Messier 15: Great Pegasus Cluster

April 5, 2015 by admin
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Messier 15 (M15), also known as the Great Pegasus Cluster, is a globular cluster located in the northern constellation Pegasus. The cluster has an apparent magnitude of 6.2 and lies at a distance of 33,600 light years (10,000 parsecs) from Earth. It has the designation NGC 7078 in the New General Catalogue.

Posted in: Globular Cluster Tagged: 4U 2129+12, Alpha Pegasi, Enif, Epsilon Pegasi, Francis Gladheim Pease, Great Square of Pegasus, Jean-Dominique Maraldi, Johann Elert Bode, K 648, M15, M15 C, Markab, Messier 15, Messier 15 X-1, Messier 15 X-2, Messier 3, Messier 30, Messier 62, Messier 70, Messier 79, NGC 7078, Omega Centauri, Pease 1, Pegasus Constellation, Supermassive Black Hole, William Henry Smyth, William Herschel

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Messier Objects

Messier 1: Crab Nebula
Messier 2
Messier 3
Messier 4
Messier 5
Messier 6: Butterfly Cluster
Messier 7: Ptolemy Cluster
Messier 8: Lagoon Nebula
Messier 9
Messier 10
Messier 11: Wild Duck Cluster
Messier 12: Gumball Globular
Messier 13: Hercules Globular Cluster
Messier 14
Messier 15: Great Pegasus Cluster
Messier 16: Eagle Nebula
* Pillars of Creation
Messier 17: Omega Nebula
Messier 18
Messier 19
Messier 20: Trifid Nebula
Messier 21
Messier 22: Sagittarius Cluster
Messier 23
Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud
Messier 25
Messier 26
Messier 27: Dumbbell Nebula

Messier 28
Messier 29
Messier 30
Messier 31: Andromeda Galaxy
Messier 32: Le Gentil
Messier 33: Triangulum Galaxy
Messier 34
Messier 35
Messier 36: Pinwheel Cluster
Messier 37
Messier 38: Starfish Cluster
Messier 39
Messier 40: Winnecke 4
Messier 41
Messier 42: Orion Nebula
* Trapezium Cluster
Messier 43: De Mairan's Nebula
Messier 44: Beehive Cluster
Messier 45: Pleiades
* Maia Nebula
* Merope Nebula
Messier 46
Messier 47
Messier 48
Messier 49
Messier 50: Heart-Shaped Cluster
Messier 51: Whirlpool Galaxy
Messier 52
Messier 53
Messier 54
Messier 55: Summer Rose Star
Messier 56
Messier 57: Ring Nebula
Messier 58
Messier 59
Messier 60
Messier 61
Messier 62
Messier 63: Sunflower Galaxy
Messier 64: Black Eye Galaxy
* Leo Triplet
Messier 65
Messier 66
* NGC 3628: Hamburger Galaxy
Messier 67: King Cobra Cluster
Messier 68
Messier 69
Messier 70
Messier 71
Messier 72
Messier 73
Messier 74: Phantom Galaxy
Messier 75
Messier 76: Little Dumbbell Nebula
Messier 77: Cetus A
Messier 78
Messier 79
Messier 80
Messier 81: Bode's Galaxy
Messier 82: Cigar Galaxy
Messier 83: Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
Messier 84
Messier 85
Messier 86
Messier 87: Virgo A
Messier 88
Messier 89
Messier 90
Messier 91
Messier 92
Messier 93
Messier 94: Cat's Eye Galaxy
Messier 95
Messier 96
Messier 97: Owl Nebula
Messier 98
Messier 99: Coma Pinwheel
Messier 100
Messier 101: Pinwheel Galaxy
Messier 102: Spindle Galaxy
Messier 103
Messier 104: Sombrero Galaxy
Messier 105
Messier 106
Messier 107
Messier 108: Surfboard Galaxy
Messier 109
Messier 110: Edward Young Star

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