- This catalog, compiled by Charles Messier, contains 110 objects, including many bright nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies that are visible from mid-northern latitudes.
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My archived astrophotography – Messier (M)
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My Astrophotography – List of Messier Objects by gallery grid / each constellation
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- M1-SNR-Tau (Crab Nebula)
- M2-GC-Aqr
- M3-GC-CVn
- M4-GC-Sco
- M5-GC-Ser
- M6-OC-Sco (Butterfly Cluster)
- M7-OC-Sco (Ptolemy’s Cluster)
- M8-BNe-Sgr (Lagoon Nebula)
- M9-GC-Oph
- M10-GC-Oph
- M11-OC-Sct (Wild Duck Cluster)
- M12-GC-Oph
- M13-GC-Her (Hercules Cluster)
- M14-GC-Oph
- M15-GC-Peg
- M16-BNe+OC-Ser (Eagle Nebula)
- M17-BNe+OC-Sgr (Swan Nebula)
- M18-OC-Sgr
- M19-GC-Oph
- M20-BNe+OC-Sgr (Trifid Nebula)
- M21-OC-Sgr
- M22-GC-Sgr (Sagittarius Cluster)
- M23-OC-Sgr
- M24-Ast-Sgr (Star cloud)
- M25-OC-Sgr
- M26-OC-Sct
- M27-PN-Vul (Dumbbell Nebula)
- M28-GC-Sgr
- M29-OC-Cyg (Cooling Tower)
- M30-GC-Cap
- M31-Gx-And (Andromeda Galaxy)
- M32-Gx-And
- M33-Gx-Tri (Triangulum Galaxy)
- M34-OC-Per (Spiral Cluster)
- M35-OC-Gem
- M36-OC-Aur (Pinwheel Cluster)
- M37-OC-Aur (Salt & Pepper Cluster)
- M38-OC-Aur (Starfish Cluster)
- M39-OC-Cyg
- M40-DS-UMa (Winnecke 4)
- M41-OC-CMa
- M42-BNe-Ori (Orion Nebula)
- M43-BNe-Ori (De Mairan’s Nebula)
- M44-OC-Cnc (Praesepe)
- M45-BNr+C-Tau (Pleiades)
- M46-OC-Pup
- M47-OC-Pup
- M48-OC-Hya
- M49-Gx-Vir
- M50-OC-Mon (Heart-Shaped Cluster)
- M51-Gx-CVn (Whirlpool Galaxy)
- M52-OC-Cas (Cassiopeia Salt & Pepper)
- M53-GC-Com
- M54-GC-Sgr
- M55-Gc-Sgr
- M56-GC-Lyr
- M57-PN-Lyr (Ring Nebula)
- M58-Gx-Vir
- M59-Gx-Vir
- M60-Gx-Vir
- M61-Gx-Vir
- M62–GC-Oph
- M63-Gx-CVn (Sunflower Galaxy)
- M64-Gx-Com (Black-Eye Galaxy)
- M65-Gx-Leo
- M66-Gx-Leo
- M67-OC-Cnc (King Cobra)
- M68-GC-Hya
- M69-GC-Sgr
- M70-GC-Sgr
- M71-GC-Sge
- M72-GC-Aqr
- M73-Ast-Aqr
- M74-Gx-Psc
- M75-GC-Sgr
- M76-PN-Per (Little Dumbbell Nebula)
- M77-Gx-Cet (Cetus A)
- M78-BNr-Ori
- M79-GC-Lep
- M80-GC-Sco
- M81 & M82-Gx-UMa (companion)
- M82-Gx-UMa (Cigar Galaxy)
- M83-Gx-Hya (Southern Pinwheel Galaxy)
- M84-Gx-Vir
- M85-Gx-Com
- M86-Gx-Vir
- M87-Gx-Vir
- M88-Gx-Com
- M89-Gx-Vir
- M90-Gx-Vir
- M91-Gx-Com
- M92-GC-Her
- M93-OC-Pup (Butterfly Cluster)
- M94-Gx-CVn
- M95-Gx-Leo
- M96-Gx-Leo
- M97-PN-UMa (Owl Nebula)
- M98-Gx-Com
- M99-Gx-Com (St Katherine’s Wheel)
- M100-Gx-Com
- M101-Gx-UMa (Pinwheel Galaxy)
- M102-Gx-Dra (Spindle Galaxy)
- M103-OC-Cas
- M104-Gx-Vir (Sombrero Galaxy)
- M105-Gx-Leo
- M106-Gx-CVn
- M107-GC-Oph
- M108-Gx-UMa
- M109-Gx-UMa
- M110-Gx-And
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Deep Sky Objects Astrophotography
My Astrophotography by Derek Rowley
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