Messier Objects

Charles Messier (1730-1817) was a French astronomer intrigued by comets. Using the tools available to him at the time he spent most of his life in the search for comets. During the search he would often find a comet candidate only to discover, after careful observations, that the object did not move as a comet would. These items were compiled and catalogued so that he, as well as other comet seekers, could quickly determine if what they observed was a real comet candidate or not. The Messier list contains 110 objects which are popular targets for observation by amateur astronomers. Hope you enjoy my photographs of Messier Objects.

M1 Crab Nebula	M2	M3	M4	M5	M6	M7	M8 Lagoon Nebula	M9	M10
M11	M12	M13	M14	M15	M16	M17	M18	M19	M20
M21	M22	M23	M24	M25	M26	M27 Dumbbell Nebula	M28	M29	M30
M31 Andromeda Galaxy	M32	M33 Pinwheel Galaxy	M34	M35	M36	M37	M38	M39	M40
M41	M42 Orion Nebula	M43	M44 Beehive Cluster	M45 Pleiades	M46	M47	M48	M49	M50
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy	M52	M53	M54	M55	M56	M57 Ring Nebula	M58	M59	M60
M61	M62	M63 Sunflower Galaxy	M64 Black Eye Galaxy	M65	M66	M67	M68	M69	M70
M71	M72	M73	M74	M75	M76	M77	M78	M79	M80
M81	M82	M83	M84	M85	M86	M87	M88	M89	M90
M91	M92	M93	M94	M95	M96	M97 Owl Nebula	M98	M99	M100
M101	M102 Same as M101	M103	M104 Sombrero Galaxy	M105	M106	M107	M108	M109	M110

05/11/11