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M83 Seashell Galaxy

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M83 Seashell Galaxy M83 Seashell Galaxy Messier 83 or M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy and NGC 5236, is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away in the constellation borders of Hydra and Centaurus. Nicolas-Louis de …

M59 M60

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M59 M60 M59 M60 Note the image I have provided is a little crowded, but it is dominated by these two Messier Galaxies. On the right Messier 59 or M59, also known as NGC 4621, is an elliptical galaxy in …

M58 M89 M90

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M58 M89 M90 M58 M89 M90 all appear in the above Image. They appear in this order from the bottom to the top. All three of these fine galaxies are part of the Messier Catalog. M58 Discovered in 1779 by …

M57 Ring Nebula

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M57 Ring Nebula M57 Ring Nebula, is a planetary nebula, the glowing remains of a sun-like star. The tiny white dot in the center of the nebula is the star’s hot core, called a white dwarf. M57 is about 2,000 …

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 …

M55

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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 …

M54

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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 …

M53

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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 Leave a Comment

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 …