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The table below contains all the celestial objects recorded in the messier catalog so far. This can be a useful tool for planning your deep sky observation. Below are the column descriptions: M: Messier object number in the catalog. NGC: The object’s number in the New General Catalog. Type: The object classification.
Aug 7, 2021 · Today, we recognize the Messier Catalog to consist of a collection of deep sky objects that all lie far beyond the Solar System. Well over 1/3 of them lie outside our own Milky Way Galaxy. The catalog contains 27 open clusters, 29 globular clusters, 6 diffuse nebulae, 4 planetary nebulae, and 40 galaxies (24 spiral, 8 elliptical, 4 barred, and ...
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The complete Messier Catalogue, including images, magnitudes and coordinates to find each one in the night sky.
- Messier 1 (The Crab Nebula) Better known as the Crab Nebula, Charles Messier originally mistook Messier 1 for Halley’s Comet, which inspired him to create…
- Messier 2. Hubble's image of Messier 2 is comprised of visible and infrared wavelengths of light.
- Messier 3. Messier 3 holds more than 500,000 stars.
- Messier 4. Use the bright star, Antares, to help you find Messier 4.
The Messier catalogue comprises nearly all of the most spectacular examples of the five types of deep-sky object – diffuse nebulae, planetary nebulae, open clusters, globular clusters, and galaxies – visible from European latitudes.
Messier NumberNgc / Ic NumberCommon NameImageNGC 1952Crab NebulaNGC 7089–NGC 5272–NGC 6121Spider Globular# RA Dec Const. Object Mag. Arc Size Name List of Messier Objects PERMISSION IS GRANTED TO MAKE MULTIPLE COPIES OF PAGES 346 to 349 FOR INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP USE. YEAR 2000 COORDINATES Excerpt from the book, The Next Step: Finding & Viewing Messier’s Objects by Ken Graun
Illustrated Deep-Sky Observing Guide. This work is a printable field guide and an observing list (catalog) of deep-sky objects. It provides basic information about 7000 objects (up to magnitude 14) and features additional 650 select DSO, with negative thumbnail images. See screenshots.