discovered on May 3, 1764, and was the first Messier object to be discovered by Charles Messier himself. Messier originally mistook the object for a nebula...
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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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2006-08-31. "Messier 100". Hearst Observatory. Retrieved 2010-02-23. "Messier 100". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 30 April 2022. "Messier 100". SEDS:...
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C/1771 G1 (Messier) C/1773 T1 (Messier) C/1780 U2 (Messier) C/1788 W1 (Messier) C/1793 S2 (Messier) C/1798 G1 (Messier) C/1785 A1 (Messier-Méchain) He...
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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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of objects not to mistake for comets; Messier's list, including Messier 13, eventually became known as the Messier catalog. It is located at right ascension...
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This galaxy was discovered by astronomer Charles Messier in 1777. As an elliptical galaxy, Messier 49 has the physical form of a radio galaxy, but it...
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March 2015. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 7. Messier 7, SEDS Messier pages Messier 7 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α,...
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Commons has media related to Messier 10. Messier 10, SEDS Messier pages Messier 10, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page Messier 10 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS...
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