Additional Objects for the Messier Marathon When running a Messier Marathon, there is always occasion to observe other, additional Deep Sky objects besides the 110 Messier objects. This is so for various reasons: Bright DSOs: Some DSOs are so bright that they are easily located with naked eye or binoculars, some even before the evening …
Messier Object Data as estimated by Don Machholz While a more or less homogeneous data collection of the Messier objects is hardly available from professional sources, amateur Don Machholz has estimated apparent visual magnitudes and apparent angular diameters of all Messier objects under about the same conditions, with a 6-inch reflector. It is remarkable that …
Galaxies Click the icon to view galaxies of the Messier catalog >>Links; >>References; >>Galaxy Clusters The icon shows M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy. Spiral Spiral galaxies usually consist of two major components: A flat, large disk which often contains a lot of interstellar matter (visible sometimes as reddish emission nebulae, or as dark dust clouds) and …
Messier Object Data Type: 1=Open Cluster, 2=Globular Cluster, 3=Planetary Nebula, 4=Diffuse Nebula, 5=Spiral Galaxy, 6=Elliptical Galaxy, 7=Irregular Galaxy, 8=Lenticular (S0) Galaxy, 9=Supernova Remnant, A=System of 4 stars or Asterism, B=Milky Way Patch, C=Binary star. ra: right ascension in hours minutes.decimal seconds. Epoch 2000.0 dec: declination in degrees minutes. Epoch 2000.0 B: apparent visual magnitude D: …
Messier Objects with Data Type: 1=Open Cluster, 2=Globular Cluster, 3=Planetary Nebula, 4=Diffuse Nebula, 5=Spiral Galaxy, 6=Elliptical Galaxy, 7=Irregular Galaxy, 8=Lenticular (S0) Galaxy, 9=Supernova Remnant, A=System of 4 stars or Asterism, B=Milky Way Patch, C=Binary star. ra: right ascension in hours minutes.decimal seconds. Epoch is 2000.0 dec: declination in degrees minutes. Epoch is 2000.0 B: apparent …
Messier Object Data, sorted by Apparent Visual Magnitude Here we present the Messier catalog in the order of decreasing visual magnitude; this should roughly coincide with difficulty. Note, many of the magnitudes are not very well determined, so this order should be taken with the appropriate care. Type: 1=Open Cluster, 2=Globular Cluster, 3=Planetary Nebula, 4=Diffuse …
Messier Object Data, sorted by Declination This ordering scheme was recently introduced by Patrick Moore in his Caldwell Catalog. Certainly, we can present the Messier catalog in the same order. Type: 1=Open Cluster, 2=Globular Cluster, 3=Planetary Nebula, 4=Diffuse Nebula, 5=Spiral Galaxy, 6=Elliptical Galaxy, 7=Irregular Galaxy, 8=Lenticular (S0) Galaxy, 9=Supernova Remnant, A=System of 4 stars or …
Messier Object Data, sorted by Right Ascension The old Charles Messier has expressed his plan to bring out his catalog anew, ordered by right ascension; he published this plan in the Connaissance des Temps for 1801, but he never carried it out. But as this order is convenient and was applied to many other catalogs, …
This list was contributed by Paul Dickson, editor of the SACnews newsletter. BEST OBJECTS IN THE NEW GENERAL CATALOG by A.J. Crayon and Steve Coe Version 1.0, dated Thu 01-04-1990 This list is used by members of the Saguaro Astronomy Club of Phoenix, AZ. for the Best of the NGC achievement award. Constellation abbreviations are …
From Glen Cozens NSW, Australia 110 DEEP-SKY HIGH LIGHTS Also available as short list sorted by magnitude or as plain text file Names Discoverer RA (2000) Dec Type Con Mag Size’ Nearby Objects NGC 55 Dunlop 0 15.1 – 39 13 Gal Scl 7.9 32 NGC 104, 47 Tuc Lacaille 0 24.1 – 72 4 …
