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    • Messier 8: Lagoon Nebula
    • Messier 9
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    • 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
    • Messier 17: Omega Nebula
    • Messier 18
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    • 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
    • Messier 43: De Mairan’s Nebula
    • Messier 44: Beehive Cluster
    • Messier 45: Pleiades
    • 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
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    • Messier 62
    • Messier 63: Sunflower Galaxy
    • Messier 64: Black Eye Galaxy
    • Messier 65
    • Messier 66
    • 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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Messier Objects

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

Pinwheel Galaxy

Messier 105

September 16, 2015 by admin
m105,m105 galaxy,ngc 3379

Messier 105 (M105) is an elliptical galaxy located in the northern constellation Leo.

Posted in: Elliptical Galaxy Tagged: Denebola, Gamma Leonis, GC 2203, h 757, H I.17, H I.18, Heber Curtis, Helen Sawyer Hogg, John Herschel, Leo Constellation, Leo I Group, M101, M105, M106, M107, M95, M96, M96 Group, Messier 105, Messier 95, Messier 96, NGC 3379, NGC 3384, NGC 3389, Pierre Méchain, Pinwheel Galaxy, Regulus, Theta Leonis, William Henry Smyth, William Herschel

Messier 102: Spindle Galaxy

September 8, 2015 by admin
spindle galaxy,m102,ngc 5866

Messier 102 (M102), also known as the Spindle Galaxy, is an edge-on lenticular galaxy located in the northern constellation Draco.

Posted in: Lenticular Galaxy Tagged: Alkaid, Big Dipper, Camille Flammarion, Draco Constellation, Eta Ursae Majoris, GC 4058, h 1909, H I.215, Harlow Shapley, Heber Curtis, Helen Davies, IC 1099, Iota Draconis, Iota Serpentis, John Herschel, John Louis Emil Dreyer, Lord Rosse, M101, M102, M102 Group, M104, Messier 102, NGC 3115, NGC 5862, NGC 5866, NGC 5866 Group, NGC 5866A, NGC 5866B, NGC 5867, NGC 5870, NGC 5874, NGC 5876, NGC 5879, NGC 5905, NGC 5907, NGC 5908, NGC 5928, Omicron Boötis, PGC 54577, Pierre Méchain, Pinwheel Galaxy, Sombrero Galaxy, Spindle Galaxy, Theta Boötis, UGC 9776, William Herschel

Messier 101: Pinwheel Galaxy

August 28, 2015 by admin
pinwheel galaxy,m101,m101 galaxy,ngc 5457

Messier 101 (M101), also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear.

Posted in: Spiral Galaxy Tagged: Alcor, Alkaid, Arp 26, Big Dipper, GC 3770, h 1744, H III.787, H III.788, H III.789, Halton Arp, Heber Curtis, Holmberg IV, John Herschel, Lord Rosse, M101, M101 Group, M101 ULX-1, M51, Messier 101, Mizar, NGC 5204, NGC 5238, NGC 5447, NGC 5457, NGC 5461, NGC 5462, NGC 5471, NGC 5474, NGC 5477, NGC 5585, P98, Pierre Méchain, Pinwheel Galaxy, SN 1909A, SN 1951H, SN 1970G, SN 2011fe, UGC 8508, UGC 9405, Ursa Major Constellation, Whirlpool Galaxy, William Henry Smyth, William Herschel

Messier 74: Phantom Galaxy

July 24, 2015 by admin
m74,phantom galaxy,grand design spiral galaxy

Messier 74 (M74), nicknamed the Phantom Galaxy, is a grand design spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces.

Posted in: Spiral Galaxy Tagged: Cetus A, CXOU J013651.1+154547, Eta Piscium, GC 372, h 142, Hamal, John Herschel, Kullat Nunu, Lord Rosse, M101, M33, M74, M74 Group, Messier 100, Messier 58, Messier 63, Messier 74, Messier 77, Messier 88, Messier 96, NGC 628, NGC 660, Phantom Galaxy, Pierre Méchain, Pinwheel Galaxy, Pisces Constellation, Sheratan, SN 2002ap, SN 2003gd, SN 2013ej, Sunflower Galaxy, Triangulum Galaxy, UGC 1176, UGC 1195, UGC 891, UGCA 20, William Herschel

Messier 33: Triangulum Galaxy

April 28, 2015 by admin
m33,triangulum galaxy

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

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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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