Messier Catalog
Messier 24 (M24) is unusual for being not a specific object but a strikingly clear space between dust clouds through…
The only Messier object in the constellation Gemini, Messier 35 (M35), also called NGC 2168 or the Shoe Buckle Cluster,…
Messier 48 (M48), also known as NGC 2548, is located near the head of the constellation Hydra, the Sea Serpent,…
Messier 44, also famously known as the Beehive Cluster or Praesepe, swarms with activity as its name would suggest. This…
by Linda Shore of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific French astronomer Charles Messier cataloged over 100 fuzzy spots in…
Overview The Messier catalog, begun by astronomer Charles Messier in the 18th Century and revised over the years, includes some…
This globular cluster holds 100,000 stars including 55 variable stars.
Messier 86 is either a lenticular or elliptical galaxy that holds roughly 3,800 globular clusters.
