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    nearest months. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 54. M54 @ SEDS Messier pages Messier 54 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray...
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    The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier in his Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des Amas...
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    during a Messier Challenge because they took a coffee break, with biscuits. Like Messier 54 (the other extragalactic globular on Messier's list), it...
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    children to take up the sport." Messier was born in St. Albert, Alberta, the son of Mary-Jean (Dea) and Doug Messier. He was the second son and third...
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    star formation in the latter, based on data taken from the Gaia project. Messier 54 Omega Centauri "Name SDG". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de...
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    Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8), near λ Sagittarii; the Omega Nebula (Messier 17), near the border with Scutum; and the Trifid Nebula (Messier 20), a large nebula...
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    for John Huchra, J. P. Brodie and S. M. Kent in 1991. Astronomy portal Messier 54 Omega Centauri Mayall's Object "NAME Mayall II". SIMBAD. Centre de données...
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  • M54 (redirect from M-54)
    (truck), a heavy truck used by the United States armed forces Astronomy: Messier 54, a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius Other: Samsung Galaxy...
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    constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. M88 is one of the fifteen Messier objects that belong to the nearby Virgo Cluster of...
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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 72. Messier 72 (also known as M72 or NGC 6981) is a globular cluster in the south west of the very mildly...
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    Scorpius Dwarf galaxy. It may also be similar to another globular cluster, Messier 54, which is known to be the nucleus of Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy...
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    galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 54 (3): 661–673. Bibcode:1977A&A....54..661T. "Messier 108: Surfboard Galaxy". Messier Objects: Guide to the Bright Galaxies...
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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 87. Messier 87, SEDS Messier pages ESA/Hubble images of M87 Messier 87 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS...
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    1051/0004-6361:20077073. ISSN 0004-6361. Plotner, Tammy (February 22, 2016). "Messier 4 (M4) – The NGC 6121 Globular Cluster". Universe Today. Retrieved January...
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  • Ophiuchus 17h 38m 36.93s −23° 54′ 31.5″ 7.4 6402 Messier 14 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 17h 37m 36.2s −03° 14′ 45″ 9.6 6405 Messier 6; Butterfly Cluster Open...
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    1018 meters Omega Centauri 1018 meters 150 light years 1.5 × 1018 meters Messier 54 1.5 × 1018 meters 300 light years 3 × 1018 meters Barnard's Loop — 300...
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    Andromeda Galaxy (redirect from Messier 31)
    Messier 31". Astrophysical Journal. 69: 103–158. Bibcode:1929ApJ....69..103H. doi:10.1086/143167. Baade, Walter (1944). "The Resolution of Messier 32...
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    Butterfly Cluster (redirect from Messier 6)
    Jean-Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1746. Charles Messier observed the cluster on May 23, 1764, and added it to his Messier Catalog. Estimates of the Butterfly Cluster's...
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    at the Cape of Good Hope. Charles Messier added it to his catalogue of nebulous objects (now known as the Messier Catalogue) in March 1781. It is one...
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    stars inside the main body of the Milky Way. Globular clusters (such as Messier 54 and NGC 2419) and stellar streams are located farther out in the galactic...
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    series Perry Rhodan. Canis Major Overdensity Fimbulthul stream Mayall II Messier 54 NGC 5286 Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy List of largest known star...
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    southern horizon, such that east is left. Messier 92 by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Messier 92 by HST; 3.5′ view Messier 92 captured by the James Webb Space...
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    away[a] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. Messier 90 is a member of the Virgo Cluster, being one of its largest and...
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  • xenon is 54. Messier object M54, a magnitude 8.5 globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius The New General Catalogue object NGC 54, a spiral...
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  • Thumbnail for Messier 22
    in Sagittarius Wide field view of M22 New General Catalogue Messier object List of Messier objects List of globular clusters on August 26 on June 5 the...
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  • Thumbnail for Globular cluster
    globular clusters appeared as fuzzy blobs, leading French astronomer Charles Messier to include many of them in his catalog of astronomical objects that he...
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    north–south, at right angles to Messier. This crater also has a curved bulge extending to the west. Messier and Messier A were photographed at high resolution...
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  • Thumbnail for Messier 84
    Messier 84 or M84, also known as NGC 4374, is a giant elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Charles Messier discovered the object...
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    close-up view of the rose-coloured star forming region Messier 17. List of Messier objects Messier object New General Catalogue "NGC 6618". SIMBAD. Centre...
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    2006-08-31. "Messier 100". Hearst Observatory. Retrieved 2010-02-23. "Messier 100". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 30 April 2022. "Messier 100". SEDS:...
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