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    1088/0004-637X/742/1/51, S2CID 118649860. "Messier 70". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 30 April 2022. Adam, Len (2018), Imaging the Messier Objects Remotely from Your...
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    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...
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    children to take up the sport." Messier was born in St. Albert, Alberta, the son of Mary-Jean (Dea) and Doug Messier. He was the second son and third...
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    Supplement Series, 70: 389–407, Bibcode:1987A&AS...70..389M. Media related to Messier 25 at Wikimedia Commons Messier 25, The Messier Catalog. Students...
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    Messier 14 (also known as M14 or NGC 6402) is a globular cluster of stars in the constellation Ophiuchus. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764...
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    Galaxy". In 1779, Pierre Méchain and Charles Messier reidentified Bode's object, hence listed it in the Messier Catalogue. The galaxy is to be found approximately...
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  • M70 (redirect from M-70)
    motorway in Hungary Macchi M.70, an Italian light biplane of the late 1920s M70 (Johannesburg), a road in Johannesburg Messier 70, a globular cluster in the...
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    communicated his discovery to Charles Messier, who subsequently listed the object in his catalog. Both Messier and William Herschel described this galaxy...
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    of Messier objects Messier 91 Messier 95 Messier 109 M100 NGC 4536 The other barred spiral galaxies in Messier's catalogue are Messier 91, Messier 95...
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    discovered the nearby galaxies Messier 95 and Messier 96. This galaxy is one of a few not object-verified by Messier so omitted in the editions of his...
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    away[a] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. Messier 90 is a member of the Virgo Cluster, being one of its largest and...
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    Dumbbell Nebula (redirect from Messier 27)
    with 5.5" telescope from city suburbs Skywatcher 120mm ED APO Messier object List of Messier objects List of planetary nebulae New General Catalogue ^ Radius...
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    Messier 56 (also known as M56 or NGC 6779) is a globular cluster in the constellation Lyra. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1779. It is angularly...
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    Retrieved 9 November 2006. "Messier 94". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 30 April 2022. "Messier 94: Cat's Eye Galaxy". Messier Objects. 15 August 2015....
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    close-up view of the rose-coloured star forming region Messier 17. List of Messier objects Messier object New General Catalogue "NGC 6618". SIMBAD. Centre...
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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 87. Messier 87, SEDS Messier pages ESA/Hubble images of M87 Messier 87 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS...
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  • Thumbnail for Trifid Nebula
    Trifid Nebula (redirect from Messier 20)
    Nebula Trifid Nebula seen at different wavelengths List of Messier objects List of nebulae Messier object New General Catalogue Wikipedia Project: Astronomical...
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    Andromeda Galaxy (redirect from Messier 31)
    Messier 31". Astrophysical Journal. 69: 103–158. Bibcode:1929ApJ....69..103H. doi:10.1086/143167. Baade, Walter (1944). "The Resolution of Messier 32...
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    Together with NGC 4647, it forms a pair known as Arp 116. Messier 60 and nearby elliptical galaxy Messier 59 were discovered by Johann Gottfried Koehler in April...
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    1051/0004-6361:20077073. ISSN 0004-6361. Plotner, Tammy (February 22, 2016). "Messier 4 (M4) – The NGC 6121 Globular Cluster". Universe Today. Retrieved January...
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    Stellar Lagoon — ESA/Hubble Photo Release Messier 8, SEDS Messier pages NightSkyInfo.com – M8, the Lagoon Nebula Messier 8, Pete's Astrophotography Gallery Archived...
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  • Thumbnail for Messier 19
    Messier 19 or M19 (also designated NGC 6273) is a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764...
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    Specifically -by-east Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 29. Messier 29 RGB Image Messier 29 LRGB image – 2 hrs total exposure Lawrence, Pete. "M29...
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  • cannonball problem and relates 70 to the Leech lattice and thus string theory. 70 is the atomic number of ytterbium, a lanthanide Messier object M70, a magnitude...
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  • Thumbnail for Messier 110
    suggestion to assign the galaxy a Messier number was made by Kenneth Glyn Jones in 1967, making it the last member of the Messier List. This galaxy has a morphological...
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    telescope and decided to look for globular clusters. Stevens lined up Messier 70 (M70) in the constellation Sagittarius and called Bopp over to look. At...
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    related to Messier 39. Messier 39, SEDS Messier pages NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: M39: Open Cluster in Cygnus (12 April 2009) Messier 39 on WikiSky:...
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    Triangulum Galaxy (redirect from Messier 33)
    infall proper into the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). List of galaxies Messier object List of Messier objects New General Catalogue NGC 55 Pisces Dwarf Andromeda-Milky...
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  • Thumbnail for Crab Nebula
    Crab Nebula (redirect from Messier Object 1)
    was independently rediscovered in 1758 by Charles Messier as he was observing a bright comet. Messier catalogued it as the first entry in his catalogue...
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  • 18h 34m 30.9s −05° 55′ 15″ 6656 Messier 22 Globular cluster Sagittarius 18h 36m 24.2s −23° 54′ 12″ 7.2 6681 Messier 70 Globular cluster Sagittarius 18h...
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