Friday, February 20th, 2009
The third post of this gallery (distributed in 10 posts) that will include all Messier objects, 110.
Today I will show the best pictures I have found for Messier objects from 23 to 33 (M23-M33). This objects refers to some popular nebulas and galaxies like Triangulum Galaxy (M33) , Dumbbell Nebula (M27) and the [...]
Messier 23 (also known as NGC 6494) is an open cluster in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 20, 1764.
M23 is at a distance of about 2,150 light-years away from Earth, its radius is around 15-20 light years. There are some 150 identified members in this cluster, the brightest being of magnitude 9.2. M23 can be found with a modestly sized telescope in the rich starfields of the Sagittarius Milky Way. Credit
N.A.Sharp, REU program/NOAO/AURA/NSFMore photos ›
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
The second post of this gallery (distributed in 10 posts) that will include all Messier objects, 110.
Today I will show the best pictures I have found for Messier objects from 12 to 22 (M12-M22). This objects refers to some popular nebulas and clusters like Great Globular Cluster in Hercules , Pegasus Cluster, Eagle Nebula, [...]
Messier 12 or M2 (also designated NGC 6218) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Ophiuchus. It was discovered by Charles Messier on May 30, 1764. Credit
Michael Gariepy/Adam Block/NOAO/AURA/NSFMore photos ›
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
This gallery (distributed in 10 posts) will include all Messier objects, 110, that many amateur astronomers use today as reference.
Charles Messier (1730-06-26 – 1817-04-12) was a French astronomer most notable for publishing an astronomical catalogue consisting of deep sky objects such as nebulae and star clusters that came to be known as the 103 “Messier [...]
The Crab Nebula (catalog designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus. Located at a distance of about 6,500 light-years. Credit
NASA/ESAMore photos ›
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