Charles Messier
Messier 85 – the NGC 4382 Elliptical (Lenticular) Galaxy
Located in the Coma Berenices constellation, roughly 60 million light years from Earth, is the elliptical galaxy known as Messier…
Messier 84 – the NGC Elliptical Galaxy
Welcome back to Messier Monday! Today, we continue in our tribute to our dear friend, Tammy Plotner, by looking at…
Messier 83 – the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
Located in the direction of the Hydra constellation, over 15 million light years from Earth, is the barred spiral galaxy…
Messier 82 – the Cigar Galaxy
Located in the vicinity Ursa Major constellation, roughly 12 million light years from Earth, is the starburst galaxy known as…
Messier 81 – the Bode Galaxy
Welcome back to Messier Monday! Today, we continue in our tribute to our dear friend, Tammy Plotner, by looking at…
Messier 80 – the NGC 6093 Globular Cluster
Located in the Scorpius constellation, roughly 32,600 light years from Earth, is the globular cluster known as Messier 80.
Messier 79 – the NGC 1904 Globular Cluster
Located 42,000 light-years from Earth is the globular cluster known as Messier 79, which may have originated outside of our…
Messier 78 – the NGC 2068 Reflection Nebula
Located in the Orion Constellation, roughly 13,500 light years from Earth, is the bright reflection nebula known as Messier 78.
Messier 77 – the Cetus A Barred Spiral Galaxy
Located 47 million light years from Earth in the Cetus constellation is the barred spiral galaxy known as Messier 77.
Messier 76 – the NGC 650/651 Planetary Nebula
Located in the Perseus constellation, about 2,500 light years from Earth, is the planetary nebula known as Messier 76.