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M71

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M71 M71 or Messier 71 (also known as NGC 6838) is a globular cluster in the small northern constellation Sagitta. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745 and included by Charles Messier in his catalog of non-comet-like …

M97 and M108

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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 …

M80

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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 …

M79

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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

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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 …

M76

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M76 M76, also known as The Little Dumbbell Nebula, Messier 76, NGC 650/651, the Barbell Nebula, or the Cork Nebula, is a planetary nebula in northern constellation Perseus. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and included in Charles Messier’s catalog …

M63 Sunflower Galaxy

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M63 Sunflower Galaxy M63 Sunflower Galaxy also known as NGC 5055 or the seldom-used Sunflower Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici with approximately 400 billion stars. M63 was first discovered by the French astronomer …

M109

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M109 M109 or Messier 109 (also known as NGC 3992) is a barred spiral galaxy exhibiting a weak inner ring structure around the central bar approximately 67.2 ± 23 million light-years away in the northern constellation Ursa Major. M109 can …

M70

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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 …