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Sombrero Galaxy

Messier 104: Sombrero Galaxy

September 10, 2015 by admin
m104,sombrero galaxy,ngc 4594

Messier 104 (M104), also known as the Sombrero Galaxy, is a majestic unbarred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo.

Posted in: Spiral Galaxy Tagged: Arcturus, Big Dipper, Camille Flammarion, Eta Corvi, GC 3132, h 1376, H I.43, Heber Curtis, John Herschel, M104, M105, M106, M107, M108, M109, Messier 104, NGC 4487, NGC 4504, NGC 4594, NGC 4802, Pierre Méchain, Sombrero Galaxy, Spica, UGCA 289, Vesto Slipher, Virgo Cluster, Virgo Constellation, William Henry Smyth, William Herschel

Messier 103

September 9, 2015 by admin
m103,open cluster m103,ngc 581

Messier 103 (M103) is an open star cluster located in the northern constellation Cassiopeia. The cluster lies at a distance of 10,000 light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 7.4. Its designation in the New General Catalogue is NGC 581.

Posted in: Open Cluster Tagged: Ake Wallenquist, Antonín Bečvář, Brent A. Archinal, Cassiopeia Constellation, Delta Cassiopeiae, Epsilon Cassiopeiae, GC 341, h 126, Harlow Shapley, John Herschel, M101, M102, M103, M104, M105, M110, M45, Messier 103, NGC 581, NGC 654, NGC 659, NGC 663, Pierre Méchain, Pleiades, Ruchbah, Segin, Sombrero Galaxy, Steven J. Hynes, Struve 131, 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 77: Cetus A

July 24, 2015 by admin
m77,cetus a,ngc 1068

Messier 77 (M77), also known as Cetus A, is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It lies at a distance of 47 million light years and has an apparent magnitude of 9.6. The galaxy has the designation NGC 1068 in the New General Catalogue.

Posted in: Spiral Galaxy Tagged: 1H 0244+001, 3C 71, Arp 37, Carl Seyfert, Cetus A, Cetus Constellation, Delta Ceti, Gamma Ceti, GC 600, h 262, Halton Arp, John Herschel, Lord Rosse, M77, M77 Group, Markarian 600, Messier 100, Messier 104, Messier 58, Messier 63, Messier 74, Messier 77, Messier 88, Messier 96, Mira, NGC 1055, NGC 1068, NGC 1073, NGC 1087, NGC 1090, NGC 1094, Omicron Ceti, Pierre Méchain, Sombrero Galaxy, Sunflower Galaxy, UGC 2161, UGC 2275, UGC 2302, UGCA 44, Vesto M. Slipher, 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
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Messier 20: Trifid Nebula
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Messier 22: Sagittarius Cluster
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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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