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- Messier object - Wikipedia
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 d'Étoiles [fr] (Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters)
- Hubbles Messier Catalog - NASA Science
Charles Messier (1730–1817) was a French astronomer best known for his "Catalog of Nebulae and Star Clusters " An avid comet-hunter, Messier compiled a catalog of deep-sky objects in order to help prevent other comet enthusiasts from wasting their time studying objects that were not comets
- Messier Objects
Messier 110 (M110), also known as the Edward Young Star, is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda M110 is a satellite of the much larger Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
- Messier Objects – Constellation Guide
Messier objects are a group of deep sky objects catalogued by the French astronomer and comet-hunter Charles Messier in the late 18th century
- Messier Catalogue complete object list | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The complete Messier Catalogue, including images, magnitudes and coordinates to find each object in the night sky
- Messier objects are fuzzy patches in the night sky - EarthSky
Bottom line: Messier objects are a list of 110 star clusters, nebulae and galaxies, compiled by comet-hunter Charles Messier in the 1700s
- The Messier Catalogue - Ken Press
The Messier Object catalogue represents the cream-of-the-crop deep sky objects that can be seen from the mid-latitudes of the northern hemisphere It was compiled at the end of the 1700s by Charles Messier from Paris, France, using telescopes around 3 to 4-inches in diameter
- Messier Catalog of Deep Sky Objects - Messier Objects on Sea and Sky
Images and detailed information about the 100 deep sky objects known as Messier objects The Messier catalog, or Messier album, was created by French astronomer Charles Messier and contains information about 110 common deep sky objects including galaxies, nabulae, and star clusters
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