Messier Objects
Messier 37 – the NGC 2099 Open Star Cluster
Located in the Auriga constellation, roughly 4500 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known as Messier 37.
Messier 36 – The Pinwheel Cluster
Located in the Auriga Constellation, roughly 4000 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known as Messier 36…
Messier 35 – the NGC 2168 Open Star Cluster
Located about 28,000 light years away in the northern constellation of Gemini is the large open star cluster known as…
Messier 33 – The Triangulum Galaxy
Located in the Triangulum constellation, about 3 million light-years from Earth, is the Triangulum Galaxy (aka. Messier 33).
Messier 32 – the “Le Gentil” Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy
Located in the direction of the Andromeda Constellation is the dwarf elliptical galaxy known as "Le Gentil" (or Messier 32),…
The Canes Venatici Constellation
In the northern sky, bordered by Ursa Major and Boötes, lies the small constellation of Canes Venatici, one of the…
Messier 24 – the Sagittarius Star Cloud
Located in the direction of Sagittarius, approximately 10,000 light years from Earth, is the beautiful Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (aka.…
Messier 21 (M21) – The NGC 6531 Open Star Cluster
In the Sagittarius Constellation, near the ecliptic of the Milky Way Galaxy, lies the faint and compact open star cluster…
Messier 16 (M16) – The Eagle Nebula
Welcome back to Messier Monday! In our ongoing tribute to the great Tammy Plotner, we take a look at the…
Messier 15 (M15) – The Great Pegasus Cluster
Located in the Pegasus constellation, some 33,600 light years from Earth, is the M15 Great Pegasus Cluster, one of the…