Messier 22 or M22, also known as NGC 6656 or the Great Sagittarius Cluster, is an elliptical globular cluster of stars in the constellation Sagittarius...
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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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within include a yellow straggler component. Messier 93 atlas image Finder chart for M93 List of Messier objects Wu, Zhen-Yu; et al. (November 2009),...
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Commons has media related to Messier 73. SEDS: Messier Object 73 Messier 73, LRGB CCD image based on two-hours total exposure Messier 73 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS...
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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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S2CID 18877294. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 15. Messier 15, SEDS Messier pages Messier 15, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page Globular...
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of objects not to mistake for comets; Messier's list, including Messier 13, eventually became known as the Messier catalog. It is located at right ascension...
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09526. Bibcode:2021MNRAS.505.5957B. doi:10.1093/mnras/stab1474. "Messier 4". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 21 July 2024. Vitral, E.; et al. (2023). "An...
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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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Commons has media related to Messier 107. SEDS: Globular Cluster M107 Messier 107, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page Messier 107 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS...
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Messier 26, also known as NGC 6694, is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Scutum. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764...
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to 25 million years in age. After the discovery of Messier 101 through 103 by Pierre Méchain, Messier later added this open cluster to his own catalogue...
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doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321819, S2CID 53669510 "Messier 30". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 22 July 2024. Vande Putte, D.; Cropper, Mark (January...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 29. Messier 29, SEDS Messier pages Messier 29 RGB Image Messier 29 LRGB image – 2 hrs total exposure Lawrence...
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suggestion to assign the galaxy a Messier number was made by Kenneth Glyn Jones in 1967, making it the last member of the Messier List. This galaxy has a morphological...
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1088/0004-637X/742/1/51, S2CID 118649860. "Messier 70". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 30 April 2022. Adam, Len (2018), Imaging the Messier Objects Remotely from Your...
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adapted. List of Messier objects Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 74. NGC 3184 – a similar face-on spiral galaxy Messier 101 – a similar...
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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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 106. StarDate: M106 Fact Sheet Spiral Galaxy M106 at SEDS Messier pages Messier 106 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX...
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ISSN 0004-6256. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 36. Messier 36, SEDS Messier pages Messier 36 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α...
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discovered on May 3, 1764, and was the first Messier object to be discovered by Charles Messier himself. Messier originally mistook the object for a nebula...
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the night sky, close to the Messier objects M20 to M25 (except M24). It was discovered and catalogued by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764. This cluster...
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northeast are probably unequalled in splendor in the entire heavens. Messier 22: Messier 22 is one of the closest globulars to the galactic plane. It also lies...
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Messier 102 (also known as M102) is a galaxy listed in the Messier Catalogue that cannot be unambiguously identified. Its original discoverer Pierre Méchain...
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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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media related to Messier 9. Messier 9, SEDS Messier pages M9, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page The glittering stars of Messier 9, March 16, 2012...
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has media related to Messier 75. Messier 75, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page Garner, Rob, ed. (16 March 2018), Messier 75, NASA, retrieved 5...
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Messier 80 (also known as M80 or NGC 6093) is a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781, being one...
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Messier 62 by the Hubble Space Telescope; 1.65′ field of view Globular Cluster M62 - wide field view Map showing the location of M62. List of Messier...
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doi:10.1088/0004-6256/139/2/476, hdl:2152/34371, S2CID 120965440. "Messier 5". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 21 July 2024. Boyles, J.; et al. (November 2011)...
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