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Messier Catalog

This is my effort to create an collection of images of all 110 Messier objects (currently at 31/110). A Messier object is a object listed in the Catalog of 18th century french astronomer Charles Messier. The distribution of the Messierobjects of the sky can be seen in the image below[1]. It will take some years to do the images, but well, its worth a try. The descriptions link to the wikipedia entries of the Object.




So let's start



 Catalog ID
 1 2 3 4
 Common Name
 Crab Nebula
   
 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_Nebula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_4 



 Catalog ID
 5 6 7 8
 Common Name

 Butterfly Cluster
 Ptolemy Cluster Lagoon Nebula
 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_Clusterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_Cluster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoon_Nebula



 Catalog ID
9
10
11
12
 Common Name


Wild Duck Cluster

 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_9
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_10
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Duck_Cluster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_12



 Catalog ID
13
14
15
16
 Common Name
Great Cluster in Hercules

Pegasus Cluster
Eagle Nebula
 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_13
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_14
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_15
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Nebula



 Catalog ID
17
18
19
20
 Common Name
Omega Nebula


Trifid Nebula
 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Nebula
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_18
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_19
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifid_Nebula



 Catalog ID
21
22
23
24
 Common Name

Sagittarius Cluster

Sagittarius Star Cloud
 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_21
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_22
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_23
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius_Star_Cloud



 Catalog ID
25
26
27
28
 Common Name


Dumbell Nebula

 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_25
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_26
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbbell_Nebula
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_28



 Catalog ID
29
30
31
32
 Common Name


Anfromeda Galaxy

 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_30
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_Galaxy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_32



 Catalog ID
33
34
35
36
 Common Name
Triangulum Galaxy



 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulum_Galaxy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_34
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_35
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_36



 Catalog ID
37
38
39
40
 Common Name




 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_37
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_38
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_39
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnecke_4



 Catalog ID
41
42
43
44
 Common Name

Orion Nebula
De Mairan's Nebula
Beehive Cluster/Praesepe
 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_41
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_43
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beehive_Cluster



 Catalog ID
45
46
47
48
 Common Name
Plejades



 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_46
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_47
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_48



 Catalog ID
49
50
51
52
 Common Name


Whirlpool Galaxy

 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_49
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_50
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlpool_Galaxy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_52



 Catalog ID
53
54
55
56
 Common Name




 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_53
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_54
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_55
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_56



 Catalog ID
57
58
59
60
 Common Name
Ring Nebula



 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_Nebula
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_58
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_59
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_60



 Catalog ID
6162
63
64
 Common Name


Sunflower Galaxy
Black Eye Galaxy
 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_61
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_62
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower_Galaxy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Eye_Galaxy



 Catalog ID
65
66
67
68
 Common Name




 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_65
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_66
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_67
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_68



 Catalog ID
69
70
71
72
 Common Name




 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_69
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_70
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_71
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_72



 Catalog ID
73
74
75
76
 Common Name



Little Dumbell
 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_73
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_74
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_75
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L..


 Catalog ID
77
78
79
80
 Common Name




 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_77
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_78
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_79
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_80


 Catalog ID
81
82
83
84
 Common Name
Bode's Galaxy
Cigar Galaxy
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bode...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_82
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_83
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_84


 Catalog ID
85
86
87
88
 Common Name




 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_85
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_86
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_87
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_88


 Catalog ID
89
90
91
92
 Common Name




 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_89
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_90
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_91
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_92


 Catalog ID
93
94
95
96
 Common Name




 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_93
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_94
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_95
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_96


 Catalog ID
97
98
99
100
 Common Name
Owl Nebula



 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl_Nebula
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_98
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_99
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_100


 Catalog ID
101
102 (?)
103
104
 Common Name
Pinwheel Galaxy
NGC5866 is the closest guess

Sombrero Galaxy
 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinwheel_Galaxy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_102
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_103
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sombrero_Galaxy


 Catalog ID
105
106
107
108
 Common Name




 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_105
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_106
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_107
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_108



 Catalog ID
109
110
 Common Name


 Descriptionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_109
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_110


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