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li 840 MG 0821

M80

Roger Nelson January 20, 2024Globular Clusters, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M80 M80 or Messier 80 (also known as  NGC 6093) is a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781, being one of his first discoveries. This star cluster is, as to its angle …

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M70

Roger Nelson January 20, 2024Globular Clusters, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M70 M70 or Messier 70, also known as NGC 6681, is a globular cluster of stars to be found in the south of Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. The famous comet Hale–Bopp was discovered near this …

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li 214i M69

M69

Roger Nelson January 20, 2024Globular Clusters, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M69 M69 or Messier 69, also known NGC 6637, is a globular cluster in the southern constellation of Sagittarius. It can be found 2.5° to the northeast of the star Epsilon Sagittarii and is dimly visible in 50 mm aperture …

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li 173i M68 NGC4590

M68

Roger Nelson January 20, 2024Globular Clusters, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M68 M68 or Messier 68 (also known as NGC 4590) is a globular cluster found in the east south-east of Hydra, away from its precisely equatorial part. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. William Herschel described it as …

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li 204i M62 6266

M62

Roger Nelson January 20, 2024Globular Clusters, Lists, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M62 M62 or Messier 62, also known as NGC 6266, is a globular cluster of stars in the south of the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. It was discovered in 1771 by Charles Messier, then added to his catalogue eight years …

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li 992 M56 MG 2123

M56

Roger Nelson January 19, 2024Globular Clusters, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M56 M56  or Messier 56 (also known as NGC 6779) is a globular cluster in the constellation Lyra. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1779.[b] It is angularly found about midway between Albireo (Beta (β) Cygni) and Sulafat (Gamma …

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li 211i M55 6809

M55

Roger Nelson January 18, 2024Globular Clusters, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M55 M55 or Messier 55 (also known as NGC 6809) is a globular cluster in the south of the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1752 while observing from what today is South Africa. Starting …

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M54

Roger Nelson January 18, 2024Globular Clusters, Lists, Local Group, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M54 M54 or Messier 54 (also known as NGC 6715) is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1778 and then included in his catalog of comet-like objects. It is easily found in …

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li 1101 MG 3089

M53

Roger Nelson January 18, 2024Globular Clusters, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M53 M53 or Messier 53 (also known as NGC 5024) is a globular cluster in the Coma Berenices constellation. It was discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1775. M53 is one of the more outlying globular clusters, being about 60,000 …

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