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M91

Roger Nelson January 21, 2024Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M91 Messier 91 (also known as NGC 4548 or M91) is a barred spiral galaxy that is found in the south of Coma Berenices. It is in the local supercluster and is part of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. It …

M88

Roger Nelson January 21, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M88 Messier 88 (also known as M88 or NGC 4501) is a spiral galaxy about 50 to 60 million light-years away from Earth[3][4][5] in the constellation Coma Berenices. M88 is one of the fifteen Messier objects that belong to the …

M87

Roger Nelson January 21, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M87 Messier 87 (also known as Virgo A or NGC 4486, generally abbreviated to M87) is a supergiant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo that contains several trillion stars. One of the largest and most massive galaxies in the local …

M85

Roger Nelson January 21, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M85 Messier 85 (also known as M85 or NGC 4382 or PGC 40515 or ISD 0135852) is a lenticular galaxy, or elliptical galaxy for other authors, in the Coma Berenices constellation. It is 60 million light-years away, and it is …

M96 M95 M105 Leo Grouping

Roger Nelson January 21, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M96 M95 M105 Leo Grouping M95 Messier 95, also known as M95 or NGC 3351, is a barred spiral galaxy about 33 million light-years away in the zodiac constellation Leo. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781, and catalogued …

M74

Roger Nelson January 20, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M74 M74 or Messier 74 (also known as NGC 628 and Phantom Galaxy) is a large spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation Pisces. It is about 32 million light-years away from Earth. The galaxy contains two clearly defined spiral arms …

M97 and M108

Roger Nelson January 20, 2024Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Planetary Nebulas, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M97 and M108 M97 and M108 are close enough to appear in the same image. Are located at the base of the Bowl of the Big Dipper in Ursa Major. just to the Left of Merak which is the bottom …

M79

Roger Nelson January 20, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M79 M79 or Messier 79 (also known as NGC 1904) is a globular cluster in the southern constellation Lepus. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and is about 42,000 light-years away from Earth and 60,000 light years from …

M77

Roger Nelson January 20, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M77 M77 or Messier 77, also known as NGC 1068 or the Squid Galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is about 47 million light-years (14 Mpc) away from Earth. Messier 77 was discovered by Pierre …