M78

M78

Roger NelsonPortfolios, Log Book, Messiers, Nebulas, NGC Objects

M78 M78 or Messier 78 , also known as NGC 2068, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and included by Charles Messier in his catalog of comet-like objects that same …

M13

M13

Roger NelsonMessiers, Globular Clusters, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

M13 Messier 13 or M13, also designated NGC 6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules or the Hercules Globular Cluster, is a globular cluster of several hundred thousand stars in the constellation of Hercules. Messier 13 was …