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M53

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

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 …

M52

Roger Nelson January 18, 2024Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Open Clusters, Portfolios

M52 M52 or Messier 52 , also known as NGC 7654, is an open cluster of stars in the highly northern constellation of Cassiopeia. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1774. It can be seen from Earth under a …

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Roger Nelson January 18, 2024Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51 or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to …

M50

Roger Nelson January 18, 2024Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Open Clusters, Portfolios

M50 M50 or Messier 50, also known as NGC 2323, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Monoceros. It was recorded by G. D. Cassini before 1711 and independently discovered by Charles Messier in 1772 while observing Biela’s …

M49

Roger Nelson January 18, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M49 M49 or Messier 49 (also known as NGC 4472) is a giant elliptical galaxy about 56 million light-years away in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. This galaxy was discovered by astronomer Charles Messier in 1777. As an elliptical galaxy, …

M48

Roger Nelson January 18, 2024Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Open Clusters, Portfolios

M48 M48 or Messier 48, also known as NGC 2548, is an open cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Hydra. It sits near Hydra’s westernmost limit with Monoceros, about 18° 34′ to the east and slightly south of …

M47

Roger Nelson January 18, 2024Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Open Clusters, Portfolios

M47 M47 or Messier 47 (NGC 2422) is an open cluster in the mildly southern constellation of Puppis. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and in his then keynote work re-discovered by Charles Messier on 1771. It …

M46

Roger Nelson January 18, 2024Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Open Clusters, Planetary Nebulas, Portfolios

M46 M46 or Messier 46, also known as NGC 2437, is an open cluster of stars in the slightly southern constellation of Puppis. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1771. Dreyer described it as “very bright, very rich, very …

M41

Roger Nelson January 17, 2024Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Open Clusters, Portfolios

M41 M41 or Messier 41 (also known as NGC 2287) is an open cluster in the constellation Canis Major, sometimes referred to as The Little Beehive Cluster. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and was perhaps known …