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2. Messier object - Wikipedia

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   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. [1] The catalogue includes most of the astronomical deep-sky objects that can be easily observed from Earth's Northern Hemisphere; many Messier objects are popular targets for amateur ...

3. Messier marathon - Wikipedia

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   A Messier marathon is an attempt, usually organized by amateur astronomers, to find as many Messier objects as possible during one night. The Messier catalogue was compiled by French astronomer Charles Messier during the late 18th century and consists of 110 relatively bright deep-sky objects ( galaxies , nebulae , and star clusters ).

4. Category:Messier objects - Wikipedia

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   Articles with the Messier number in the title use [[Category:Messier objects|###]], dropping the M prefix, and using only the number. The number should be padded up to 3 digits using zeroes. Articles without the Messier number in the title use [[Category:Messier objects]]. A redirect containing the Messier number should also be added to the ...

5. Messier 102 - Wikipedia

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   The Messier Catalogue was a list of astronomical objects compiled by Charles Messier between 1771 and 1781, in which he briefly described each object and provided their coordinates on the sky. Because Messier was only interested in finding comets, he created this list of non-comet objects that frustrated his hunt for them.

6. Whirlpool Galaxy - Wikipedia

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   The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a (M51a) or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici , and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. [ 9 ]

7. List of Messier objects - Wikipedia

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8. Messier 110 - Wikipedia

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   In this drawing by Charles Messier, satellite galaxy M110 appears at the upper right. Charles Messier never included the galaxy in his list, but it was depicted by him, together with M32, on his drawing of "Nébuleuse D'Andromède", later known as the Andromeda Galaxy. A label of the drawing indicates that Messier first saw the object in 1773.

9. Messier 18 - Wikipedia

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   Messier 18 or M18, also designated NGC 6613 and sometimes known as the Black Swan Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764 and included in his list of comet -like objects. [ 8 ]