The Messier Catalog is a list of 110 celestial objects developed by Charles Messier (1730-1751) who was a French astronomer. Messier was primarily a comet-hunter who developed this list to help rule out objects that could be mistaken for comets. It's an impressive list of some of the most beautiful deep sky objects and my goal is to have all 110 shown here.
Messier Count as of 05/16/2020
70 of 110
12/24/2013 1/17/2016
Messier 1 - Crab Nebula
Messier 2
11/27/2013
Messier 3
5/15/2013
Messier 5
5/31/2013
Messier 8-With Lagoon Nebula
7/29/2014
Messier 11-Wild Duck Cluster
8/15/2014
5/27/2023
Messier 13 - Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
5/28/2013
Messier 14
7/29/2014
Messier 15
10/11/2016
Messier 16 - Eagle Nebula
9/8/2013
Messier 17 - Omega or Swan Nebula
8/16/2014
Messier 20 - Trifid Nebula
8/15/2014
Messier 21
8/15/2014
Messier 23
8/26/2014
Messier 25
8/27/2014
Messier 26
8/26/2014
8/25/2013 10/12/2015
Messier 27 - Dumbbell Nebula
Messier 29
8/11/2013
Messier 30
11/30/2018
17/07/2021
11/19/2015
10/23/2013
Messier 31
(Andromeda Galaxy)
Messier 32
(Galaxy Above Andromeda)
10/23/2013
Messier 33 - Triangulum Galaxy
11/2/2013
Messier 34
2/27/2014
Messier 35 (& NGC 2158)
2/27/2014
Messier 36
1/24/2017
Messier 37
2/27/2016
Messier 38 (& NGC 1907)
2/27/2014
Messier 39
12/15/2015
Messier 41
2/19/2015
1/21 & 1/24/2020
1/21/2020
2/19/2015 11/29/2013
Messier 42 - Orion Nebula
Messier 43 - Spherical Shape at Edge of Orion
2/19/2015
Messier 44 - Beehive Cluster
4/16/2014
Messier 45 - The Pleiades
10/24/2013
Messier 45 - The Pleiades
1/5/2017
Messier 51
6/14/2013
Messier 51
5/29/2022
Messier 51 6/19/2022
Messier 52
11/3/2013
Messier 53
6/5/2013
Messier 56
10/6/2015
Messier 57 - Ring Nebula
10/2/2020
Messier 57 - Ring Nebula
8/4/2013
Messier 58 & Siamese Twins
5/13/2016
Messier 61
5/31/2013
Messier 64 - Black Eye Galaxy
5/28/2013
Messier 65 (left galaxy)
5/7/2015
Messier 66 (right galaxy)
5/7/2015
Messier 71
10/13/2015
Messier 72
11/03/2018
Messier 74
11/29/2013
Messier 76 - Little Dumbbell Nebula
11/24/2013
Messier 77
1/3/2014
Messier 78
1/3/2014
Messier 81 (Large Face On Galaxy)
1/24/2014
Messier 82 (Small Edge On Galaxy)
1/24/2014
Messier 84 (Galaxy in Lower Right Corner)
5/6/2016 - 5/7/2016
Messier 86 (Second from Bottom Right Galaxy
Along Markarian Chain)
5/6/2016 - 5/7/2016
Messier 87
5/16/2020
Messier 89 (Spherical Galaxy)
5/23/2014
Messier 90 (Spiral Galaxy)
5/23/2014
Messier 92
7/16/2014
Messier 95 (Galaxy on Left)
3/28/2016
Messier 96 (Galaxy on Right)
3/28/2016
Messier 97 (Owl Nebula)
4/13/2020
Messier 99
4/24 & 4/30/2020
Messier 100
5/2/2014
Messier 101 - Pinwheel Galaxy
5/2/2014
Messier 101 - Pinwheel Galaxy
6/8/2024
Messier 103
12/29/2013
Messier 104 - Sombrero Galaxy
5/18-5/19, 5/21/2014
Messier 105
3/30/2014
Messier 106
5/22/2015
Messier 108 (Surfboard Galaxy)
4/13/2020
Messier 109
3/31/2017
Messier 110
(Galaxy at Bottom of Photo)
10/23/2013
Will I help you? Heck yes I will! You know how I love to check things off a list. What a fun challenge!
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