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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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    000 light years from the Galactic Center. Like Messier 54 (the other extragalactic globular on Messier's list), it is believed to not be native to the...
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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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    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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  • Thumbnail for Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • Thumbnail for Lagoon Nebula
    Stellar Lagoon — ESA/Hubble Photo Release Messier 8, SEDS Messier pages NightSkyInfo.com – M8, the Lagoon Nebula Messier 8, Pete's Astrophotography Gallery Archived...
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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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  • Thumbnail for Messier 100
    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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    and was communicated that year to Charles Messier, who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries. On February...
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    Triangulum Galaxy (redirect from Messier 33)
    infall proper into the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). List of galaxies Messier object List of Messier objects New General Catalogue NGC 55 Pisces Dwarf Andromeda-Milky...
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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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    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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    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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  • 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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