copy and paste this google map to your website or blog!
Press copy button and paste into your blog or website.
(Please switch to 'HTML' mode when posting into your blog. Examples: WordPress Example, Blogger Example)
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 Catalogue: List of 110 Messier Objects (With Images) | Messier . . . Messier’s catalogue includes a varied mix of astronomical objects, from planetary nebulae and H II regions to galaxies and star clusters Unlike Caldwell objects, which are listed from the northernmost to the southernmost, Messier objects are mostly listed in the order of discovery
Charles Messier - Wikipedia Charles Messier (French: [ʃaʁl me sje]; 26 June 1730 – 12 April 1817) was a French astronomer He published an astronomical catalogue consisting of 110 nebulae and star clusters, which came to be known as the Messier objects, referred to with the letter M and their number between 1 and 110
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 3 - Science@NASA The globular cluster M3 was the first object in the Messier catalog to be discovered by Charles Messier himself Messier spotted the cluster in 1764, mistaking it for a nebula without any stars