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The Charles Messier catalog
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
. Because Messier was interested only in finding comets, he created a list of those non-comet objects that frustrated his hunt for them. This list, which Messier created in collaboration with his assistant Pierre Méchain, is now known as the Messier catalogue.
The Messier catalogue is one of the most famous lists of astronomical objects, and many objects on the list are still referenced by their Messier numbers. The catalogue includes most of the astronomical deep-sky objects that can be easily observed from Earth's Northern Hemisphere.
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M1
M1 color SHO
YEAR: 2020
M1 - NGC1952 - Crab Nebula (DRAFT)
YEAR: 2012
M2
M2 - NGC7089
YEAR: 2012
M3
M3 - NGC5272
YEAR: 2026
M3 - NGC5272 (mono)
YEAR: 2011
M3 - NGC5272
YEAR: 2007
M8
M8 - NGC6523 - Lagoon Nebula
YEAR: 2025
M8 - NGC6523 - Lagoon Nebula
YEAR: 2025
M8/M20/M21/NGC6559 - Nebula complex mosaic
YEAR: 2010
M8 - NGC6523 - Lagoon Nebula (I)
YEAR: 2008
M8 - NGC6523 - Lagoon Nebula (II)
YEAR: 2008
M8 - NGC6523 - Lagoon Nebula
YEAR: 2007
M13
M13 - NGC6205 - Great Hercules Cluster
YEAR: 2024
M13 - NGC6205 - Great Hercules Cluster
YEAR: 2009
M13 - NGC6205 - Great Hercules Cluster
YEAR: 2008
M13 - NGC6205 - Great Hercules Cluster
YEAR: 2007
M16
M16 - NGC6611 - Eagle Nebula
YEAR: 2025
M16 - NGC6611 - Eagle Nebula
YEAR: 2025
M16 - NGC6611 - Eagle Nebula
YEAR: 2020
M16 - NGC6611 - Eagle Nebula SHO color
YEAR: 2011
M16 - NGC6611 - Eagle Nebula Ha
YEAR: 2009
M17
M17 - NGC6618 - Omega Nebula
YEAR: 2024
M17 - NGC6618 - Omega Nebula, SHO Color
YEAR: 2020
M17 - NGC6618 - Omega Nebula H-alpha
YEAR: 2011
M17 - NGC6618 - Omega Nebula
YEAR: 2010
M17 - NGC6618 - Omega Nebula
YEAR: 2010
M20
M20 - Trifid Nebula
YEAR: 2013
M20 - Trifid Nebula
YEAR: 2009
M8 & M20, Lagoon & Trifid nebula
YEAR: 2008
M22
M22 - NGC6656
YEAR: 2012
M27
M27 - NGC6583 - Dumbbell Nebula
YEAR: 2025
M27 - NGC6583 - Dumbbell Nebula (RGB)
YEAR: 2010
M27 - NGC6583 - Dumbbell Nebula
YEAR: 2008
M27 - NGC6853 - Dumbbell Nebula
YEAR: 2007
M31
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy (nucleus)
YEAR: 2026
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy - FIST LIGHT
YEAR: 2024
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy
YEAR: 2016
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy
YEAR: 2010
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy
YEAR: 2007
M31-M32 area (1989)
YEAR: 1989
M33
M33 - NGC598 - Triangulum Galaxy
YEAR: 2025
M33 - NGC598 - Triangulum Galaxy (v3)
YEAR: 2009
M33 - NGC598 - Triangulum Galaxy (v2)
YEAR: 2008
M33 - NGC598 - Triangulum Galaxy (v1)
YEAR: 2007
M37
M37 - NGC2099 - Auriga (1990)
YEAR: 1990
M42
M42 - Orion Nebula (SHO)
YEAR: 2012
M42 - NGC1976 - Great Orion Nebula
YEAR: 2007
M42 - NGC1976 - Orion Nebula (1991)
YEAR: 1991
M45
M45 - Pleiades Cluster
YEAR: 2009
M51
M51 - NGC5194 - Whirlpool Galaxy
YEAR: 2026
M51 - NGC5194 - Whirlpool Galaxy
YEAR: 2013
M51 - NGC5194 - Whirlpool Galaxy
YEAR: 2011
Supernova SN2011dh animation - M51
YEAR: 2011
M51 - NGC5194 - Whirlpool Galaxy
YEAR: 2008
M51 - NGC5194 - Whirlpool Galaxy
YEAR: 2007
M52
NGC7635 (Bubble Nebula) + M52
YEAR: 2010
NGC7635 (Bubble Nebula) + M52 - RGB
YEAR: 2009
NGC7635 (Bubble Nebula) + M52 - Ha
YEAR: 2008
M56
M56 - NGC6779
YEAR: 2013
M57
M57 - NGC6720 - Ring Nebula
YEAR: 2022
M57 - NGC6720 - Ring Nebula SHO
YEAR: 2011
M57 - NGC6720 - Ring Nebula
YEAR: 2007
M60
Supernova SN2022hrs - NGC4647
YEAR: 2022
M63
M63 - NGC5055 - Sunflower Galaxy
YEAR: 2026
M64
M64 - Black Eye Galaxy
YEAR: 2012
M65
M65 and M66 - Leo Triplet
YEAR: 2009
M65, M66 & NGC3628 - The Leo Triplet (ED)
YEAR: 2008
M65, M66 & NGC3628 - The Leo Triplet (NW)
YEAR: 2008
M71
M71 & C/2009 P1 Garradd + object trail
YEAR: 2011
M71 & comet C/2009P1 Garradd animation
YEAR: 2011
M74
M74 - NGC 628 - Phantom Galaxy
YEAR: 2018
M78
M78 - NGC2068 - Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula
YEAR: 2026
M81
M81/M82 - NGC3031/NGC3034 - Bode's Galaxy
YEAR: 2014
M81/M82 - NGC3031/NGC3034 - Bode's Galaxy (v2)
YEAR: 2014
M81 - NGC3031 - LRGB Combination
YEAR: 2011
M81/M82 - NGC3031/NGC3034 - Bode's Galaxy
YEAR: 2009
M82
M82 - NGC3034 - Cigar Galaxy
YEAR: 2008
M82 - NGC3034 - Cigar Galaxy
YEAR: 2006
M84
M84-M86 Galaxies Cluster - Widefield
YEAR: 2008
M92
M92 - NGC6341
YEAR: 2024
M96
M96 - NGC3368
YEAR: 2011
M97
Owl Nebula (& Surfboard Galaxy)
YEAR: 2026
M101
M101 - NGC5457 - Pinwheel Galaxy (LRGB)
YEAR: 2011
M101 - NGC5457 - Pinwheel Galaxy
YEAR: 2010
M104
M104 - NGC4594 - Sombrero Galaxy
YEAR: 2008
M104 - NGC4594 - Sombrero Galaxy Widefield
YEAR: 2008
M108
M108 (& Owl Nebula)
YEAR: 2026
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