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M5

Roger Nelson January 12, 2024Globular Clusters, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M5 M5 or Messier 5 (also designated NGC 5904) is a globular cluster in the constellation Serpens. It was discovered by Gottfried Kirch in 1702. M5 is, under extremely good conditions, just visible to the naked eye as a faint …

M4

Roger Nelson January 12, 2024Globular Clusters, Lists, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M4 Messier 4 or M4 (also designated NGC 6121) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Scorpius. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745 and catalogued by Charles Messier in 1764. It was the first globular …

M3

Roger Nelson January 12, 2024Globular Clusters, Log Book, Messiers, Portfolios

M3 M3 is a fine globular cluster located in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. It’s widely considered by amateur astronomers to be one of the best examples of its type in the northern section of sky beaten only really by M13. With an apparent …

M2

Roger Nelson January 12, 2024Globular Clusters, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, Portfolios

M2 Messier 2 or M2 (also designated NGC 7089) is a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius, five degrees north of the star Beta Aquarii. It was discovered by Jean-Dominique Maraldi in 1746, and is one of the largest known …

M81 M82 in Ursa Major

Roger Nelson January 11, 2024Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M81 M82 In Ursa Major these two galaxies are easily captured in the same field of view and are part of the M81 Group the closest outside of our Local Group. Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode’s …

M45 Pleiades

Roger Nelson January 11, 2024Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M45 Pleiades The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, Messier 45, and other names by different cultures, is an asterism and an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the north-west of the constellation Taurus. At a …

M35 in Gemini and NGC2168

Roger Nelson January 10, 2024Portfolios, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Open Clusters

M35 in Gemini and NGC2168 Messier 35 or M35, also known as NGC 2168, is a relatively close open cluster of stars in the west of Gemini, at about the declination of the sun when the latter is at June …

M31/M32/M110 Andromeda Galaxies

Roger Nelson January 10, 2024Local Group, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M31/M32/M110 Andromeda Galaxies M31/M32/M110 Andromeda Galaxies is 3 galaxies all in the same field of view. The main galaxy M31, also known as NGC 224/226 and originally the Andromeda Nebula, is a barred spiral galaxy with diameter of about 220,000 …

M102 – NGC5866

Roger Nelson January 8, 2024Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M102 – NGC5866 M102 – NGC5866 or Messier 102 is a galaxy listed in the Messier Catalogue that cannot be unambiguously identified. Its original discoverer Pierre Méchain retracted his discovery two years after publication and said that it was a …