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  2. Messier object - Wikipedia

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    Charles Messier. The first edition of 1774 covered 45 objects (M1 to M45).The total list published by Messier in 1781 contained 103 objects, but the list was expanded through successive additions by other astronomers, motivated by notes in Messier's and Méchain's texts indicating that at least one of them knew of the additional objects.

  3. Charles Messier - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Timeline of astronomical maps, catalogs, and surveys

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    1712 — Isaac Newton and Edmond Halley publish a catalog based on data from a Royal Astronomer who left all his data under seal, the official version would not be released for another decade. 1725 — Posthumous publication of John Flamsteed's Historia Coelestis Britannica; 1771 — Charles Messier publishes his first list of nebulae

  5. Astronomical League - Wikipedia

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    The Astronomical League approved its first observing program called “Messier Club,” in 1966. The program challenged observers to locate and observe the deep sky objects listed in Charles Messier's catalog of objects. Observers of 70 Messier objects receive a certificate, while those observing the complete list of 110 receive a certificate ...

  6. Markarian's Chain - Wikipedia

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    Charles Messier first discovered two of the galaxies, M84 and M86, in 1781. The other galaxies seen in the chain were discovered by William Herschel [ 1 ] and are now known primarily by their catalog numbers in John Louis Emil Dreyer 's New General Catalogue , published in 1888. [ 2 ]

  7. Why your favorite catalogs are smaller this holiday season

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    A collection of 2024 holiday catalogs are displayed Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in Freeport, Maine. Catalog retailers, reeling from U.S. postal rate increases, have responded with pint-sized catalogs ...

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    For this week’s edition of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast. we’re bringing you a panel discussion from the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills on May 4. Titled ...

  9. Deep-sky object - Wikipedia

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    Classifying non-stellar astronomical objects began soon after the invention of the telescope. [3] One of the earliest comprehensive lists was Charles Messier's 1774 Messier catalog, which included 103 "nebulae" and other faint fuzzy objects he considered a nuisance since they could be mistaken for comets, the objects he was actually searching for. [3]