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| | CharlesMessier.page |
 | | Although all of the objects in the catalogue can be referred to with their Messier number, many have been given other names. | | | Some astronomers don't believe that M110 should be considered a Messier object and refer to it instead as NGC. | | | Although there is no object at the spot Messier listed for M48, a star cluster 4 degrees South of Messier?s position is accepted as the true M48. |
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http://www.geocities.com/phat_e_male/CharlesMessier.html
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| | Space Guide - Messier Objects |
| | Initially Messier listed 103 such objects, but subsequently 7 further entries were included (M104-110); these were objects observed by Messier and colleague Pierre Michain, but omitted from the initial published list. | | | The Virtual Messier is a graphical interface to the SEDS Messier Object Database. | | | A listing of Messier Objects is provided, with images, links to further information on associated constellations and links to further information about the Objects. |
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http://www.psigate.ac.uk/newsite/spaceguide/messier
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| | Utah Skies -- Deep Sky Observer's Page |
| | The plan is to make this the first place you think of when you need information on a particular deep sky object. | | | Your one stop for information on the Messier objects. | | | Created by Patrick Moore, this list doubles the number of "must see" objects for amateur astronomers and the charts ease the search... |
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http://www.utahskies.org/deepsky/messier/charts/messierTelradFrameSet.html
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| | SPACE.com -- Spacewatch Friday: Charles Messier, the 'M' Behind M13 and Other Objects |
| | Messiers original list contained 45 such objects and was published in 1774. | | | Nonetheless, he was highly ambitious and always sought recognition of his observing skills and comet discoveries. | | | One oft-repeated anecdote demonstrates this single-minded and zealous pursuit for finding comets. |
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http://www.space.com/spacewatch/messier_13_020816.html
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| | Stargazer Online Messier Marathon |
| | The other side gives information such as the Messier objects Right Ascension and Declination, plus the magnitude so you'll know if you're looking for a faint object or a bright one. | | | Messier Objects Search List that I've provided on this site. | | | Ironically, the famous list that contains some of the most beautiful objects in the sky was originally intended to be a list of objects to avoid. |
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http://my.voyager.net/stargazer/marathon.html
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| | Charles Messier (June 26, 1730 - April 12, 1817) |
| | He also disclaimed the discovery of M102, thereby initiating a still open controversy on the identification of this object (i.e., if it duplicates M101 as Méchain claims, or may be identified with NGC 5866 which matches his description and - up to a reconstructable error in data reduction - Messier's handwritten position). | | | Unfortunately, there was a mistake in Delisle's calculations, so that Messier always looked at the wrong positions. | | | Anyway, the most obvious honor is certainly the still common naming of the Deep Sky Objects in his catalog after him, with their "Messier" number, e.g. |
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http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/history/biograph.html
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| | Messier Certificate |
| | They feature all of the important data about each Messier object and a generous area for making notes and drawings. | | | Exploring the Messier Catalogue is an excellent observing project as it contains many showpiece objects. | | | Note: the file may take a few moments to load and it may be best to print just a few pages at a time. |
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http://www.rasc.ca/observing/page3.html
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| | Charles Messier's Original Catalog |
| | On the 23rd, he determined its position by comparing it with the star 2 Cygni, according to Flamsteed: it is near the Milky Way; and close to it is a star of 10th magnitude. | | | However, his description matches well with an existing object, NGC 5866, as does Messier's position measurement, if one takes an error of exactly 5 degrees in right ascension into account. | | | Messier never published a further upgrade, although he has expressed plans to do so, e.g. |
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http://www.obspm.fr/messier/xtra/history/m-cat.html
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| | SEDS Messier Database |
| | It was one of the first major milestones in the history of the discovery of Deep Sky objects, as it was the first more comprehensive and more reliable list: Only four objects were initially missing because of data reduction errors, which could be figured out later though. | | | Also, we have constellation images which show Messier and NGC (New General Catalog) objects down to 12th magnitude. | | | In order to enjoy the full comfort of this HTML level, we recommend to use the most recent release of Netscape (2.01 or 3.X), IBM's OS/2 WebExplorer (1.03, 1.1X, or 1.2), or other HTML 3 compliant browser to view these pages. |
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http://www.maa.agleia.de/Messier/messier.html
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| | Stargazer Online Charles Messier |
| | This, together with marginal notes on a copy of the 1787 list in Messier's hand, and a few other objects known to have been observed by Messier has been used to extend the list to the present 110 objects. | | | Since the publication of my catalogue I have observed still others; I will publish them in the future, according to the order of right ascension, for the purpose of making them more easy to recognize, and for those searching for comets to remain in less uncertainty. | | | Messier would then observe the new objects and add them to his list in the order he (Messier) observed them. |
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http://my.voyager.net/~stargazer/cmessier.html
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| | Messier Club Introduction |
| | Thus, the Messier Catalog is a happy hunting ground for any amateur with a taste for deep sky objects. | | | The novice is sure to find some spectacular object pictured and designated by its "Messier Number" with the universal abbreviation "M". | | | Also "Messier marathon" sessions where all the objects are found in one occasion is to be discouraged if the beginning observer depends on other experienced observers to find the object to be observed. |
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http://www.astroleague.org/al/obsclubs/messier/mess.html
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| | Messier Objects Page |
| | The catalog was a major milestone in the history of astronomy, as it was the first comprehensive list of deep sky objects. | | | The catalog has undergone some slight revisions since Messier's time, correcting the mistakes in the original. | | | Ironically, Charles Messier wasn't all that interested in the objects in his list. |
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http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~jonesn5/cs112/labs/lab4/part2/messier.htm
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| | The Ultimate Messier Object Log |
| | The Ultimate Messier Object Log (TUMOL) is a FileMaker Pro 6.0 database that contains relevant information for all 110 Messier objects. | | | There are now three versions of the Ultimate Messier Object Log: | | | Other versions of the database will be updated shortly. |
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http://www.davidpaulgreen.com/tumol.html
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| | (Yet Another) Messier Catalogue |
| | The following page lists the deep-sky objects from Charles Messier's famous catalogue, together with a few summary details and, where known, observational notes. | | | Observation: M74 is one of the faintest Messier objects | | | Remarks: This galaxy, together with M32, occurs on a drawing Messier made of the famous Andromeda galaxy, M31, which was published in 1807. |
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http://www.peripatus.gen.nz/Astronomy/MesCat.html
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| | Messier Objects |
| | Below is a list of Messier objects sorted by Messier number. | | | For your convenience, we have posted the list in a Microsoft Excel 97 (XLS) format. | | | Charles Messier was born June 26, 1730, and he devoted much of his life to the search for comets, which generally first appear as diffuse objects. |
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http://www.synapticsystems.com/sky/messier.html
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| | BCAS Messier |
| | Some deep sky Messier objects can be viewed with binoculars and list is below. | | | Common Names for Messier Objects, SEDS Home Page, | | | Messier would have been in awe if he could see our larger telescopes and modern equipment of today. |
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http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hall/6380/Messier.html
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| | Charles Messier |
| | Messier's lasting legacy to amateur astronomy, the Messier Catalog, includes most of the best deep sky objects visible in the northern hemisphere. | | | But Messier was no mathematician and relied on his aristocratic friend Bouchart de Saron who was the President of the French Assembly to compute the orbits of his comets. | | | In fact, only 17 of the 45 objects in the first installment of Messier's catalog published in 1774 were discovered by Messier himself. |
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http://www.astrosurf.com/re/messier1.html
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| | KR Astronomy: The Messier Catalogue |
| | However, there are errors in his catalogue, mainly in the positions given for some of the objects. | | | This error was made by Mechain not Messier. | | | His first objects were published in 1771 and took him over 10 years this catalogue contained the first 45 objects. |
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| | Cosmic Voyage-The Online Resource for Amateur Astronomers |
| | You may enjoy visiting the SEDS Messier Database, a Web site maintained by the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space featuring information about Charles Messier and his catalog. | | | This observing challenge is known as the Messier Marathon. | | | This catalog was compiled by French astronomer Charles Messier during the late 1700's and includes many of the best deep-sky objects that can be observed with a small telescope. |
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http://members.aol.com/billferris/messier.html
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| | The Messier Catalog : Starshine.com |
| | M108 is another one of the extended objects added to Messier's catalog in 1954 (based on his original notes). | | | Due to Messier recording it at a location 4 degrees away, it was considered "missing" for long time until his descriptions were paired up with the object NGC2548. | | | M76, the "Cork Nebula" "Little Dumbbell Nebula?" is called one of the dimmest of the Messier objects. |
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http://www.starshine.com/frankn/astronomy/messier.asp
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| | Comets, comets and more comets |
| | It is remarkable as being one whose elliptical orbit is decided ; the periods of revolution, by several computers, varying from 72 years to 77 years. | | | - Messier wrote in his journal, "on May 6th 1753, I arose at three in the morning so that I could observe the transit of Mercury across the disc of the Sun. | | | Delisle's own calculations of the expected path of the comet were in error and had led Messier to look in the wrong place - nevertheless he did sight the comet on January 21st 1759 and was the first French astronomer to do so. |
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http://www.skymapper.co.uk/html/comets.html
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| | The Messier Objects |
| | There are tables of the Messier Objects by type, constellation and Messier number. | | | This is a great book of novice stargazers. | | | A short introduction to observing techniques leads into a complete encyclopedia of Charles Messier's list of 110 objects. |
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| | The Messier Marathon Challenge |
| | Bad weather is not a problem anymore with our ARMCHAIR Messier Challenge. | | | In 1759, he started to itemized those objects he found and those found by others. | | | By the end of his life, Messier had found 7 more fuzzy objects. |
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| | Zoom Astronomy Glossary: M |
| | For a list of the Messier objects, click here. | | | The Messier list has been added to and now consisted of 35 galaxies, 30 open clusters, 29 globular clusters, 4 planetary nebulae, 7 diffuse nebulae, and two unconfirmed objects (which were mistaken for nebulae by Messier). | | | He compiled a list of 103 fuzzy objects (nébuleuse sans étoile, or starless nebulosities) in space in order not to mistake star clusters, galaxies, and nebulae for comets (for which he was searching). |
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| | The Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography: Messier, Charles (1730-1817)@ HighBeam Research |
| | Search for more information on HighBeam Research for. | | | The Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography: Messier, Charles (1730-1817)@ HighBeam Research | | | Little is known about his life until he joined the Paris Observatory as a draughtsman and astronomical recorder under the duration of one of the most famous men of the time, Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688-1768). |
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| | Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics » Nebulae: Observing by Amateurs |
| | As astronomers continued to search the skies the discovery of most deep sky objects, includi... | | | The discovery of galactic nebulae had to wait until the invention of the telescope and even then only 12 galactic nebulae were contained in Charles Messier's famous catalogue of 110 non-stellar objects. | | | The search for galactic nebulae has always been one of the most challenging types of visual observation. |
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| | Charles Messier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In Messier marathons, many amateur astronomers compete to view all 110 of these objects in a single dusk-to-dawn session, usually in March, when conditions are most favorable. | | | Charles Messier (June 26, 1730 – April 12, 1817) was a French astronomer who in 1774 published a catalogue of 45 deep sky objects such as nebulae and star clusters. | | | The objects' designations, from M1 to M110, are mostly still in use today. |
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| | SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Science/Health -- Comet hunter Charles Messier, father of fuzzy astronomy |
| | Ironically, Messier never achieved fame or fortune for his comet discoveries; instead it was his list of "nuisance" objects for which he is known. | | | Charles Messier was, perhaps, more interested in the fame and fortune that might come from comet discoveries than in the science itself. | | | So, to avoid wasting more time on these nuisances, he compiled a list of all he found. |
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20030625-9999_1c25star.html
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| | Messier, Charles Joseph (1730-1817) |
| | Principally a comet-hunter — Louis XV called him the "Comet Ferret" — Messier compiled his list of other fuzzy-looking objects so that he and others wouldn't keep confusing them for comets. | | | A French astronomer famed for his list of more than 100 bright deep-sky objects, now known to be a variety of nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies (see Messier Catalogue). | | | His interest in comets stemmed from the return of Halley's Comet, which Edmond Halley predicted would take place around the beginning of 1759. |
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| | APOD: June 26, 1996 - Happy Birthday Charles Messier: M1 |
| | Objects on Messier's list are still referred to by their "Messier number". | | | Messier knew that since they did not move with respect to the background stars they could not be the comets he was searching for. | | | Charles Messier was born on June 26, 1730. |
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| | Messier (crater) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In the past 'Messier A' has been called the W. | | | The low angle of impact may also explain the asymmetrical ray system. | | | This crater also has a curved bulge extending to the west. |
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| | Charles Messier, astronomer |
| | To organize his work, he prepared the Messier Catalog (1784) for which his name is now perpetuated in astronomy. | | | The Messier Pages with a long list of other links. | | | The reason Messier compiled his catalogue (1760-84) was to save time while comet hunting. |
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http://www.todayinsci.com/M/Messier_Charles/Messier_Charles.htm
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| | Cosmic Voyage-The Online Resource for Amateur Astronomers |
| | At first, Messier's duties were limited to making copies of important documents and maps. | | | Charles Messier would be credited with the discovery or co-discovery of 13 comets over the course of his career. | | | He published three catalogs describing and giving positions for 103 objects. |
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| | Charles Messier's 44 Comets |
| | This list is linked to Messier's descriptions in his notes. | | | The entries in this table are linked to additional notes below, and those in turn to Messier's descriptions in his notes: | | | Charles Messier's observations were published by Delisle in: Mem. |
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| | AllRefer.com - Messier catalog (Astronomy, General) - Encyclopedia |
| | A first list, compiled and published in 1771 by Charles Messier, contained 45 objects. | | | The final list, published in 1784, contained 103 objects; some of these were later removed from the list. | | | Designations from Messier's catalog are frequently used to refer to the brighter nebulae and star clusters; for example, M31 is the Andromeda Galaxy, M1 the Crab Nebula, M42 the Great Nebula in Orion, and M45 the Pleiades. |
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| | M 73 |
| | Apparently, this group found its way into Messier's catalog because he had determined its position at the same time when measuring M72, which is 1.5 degrees to the west. | | | Although it is clear from this description that this group was what Messier had observed and measured, some versions of Messier's catalog omit it as an "obscure" object, however John Herschel has included it in his General Catalogue as GC 4617, and J.L.E. Dreyer included it in the NGC catalog as entry number 6994. | | | Although M73 is apparently consisted of 4 stars, 3 of them being of about 10th to 11th magnitude the fourth (D) being of mag 12.0, it is obviously a true Messier object, as Charles Messier described it as: |
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| | Messier, Charles |
| | Helicon Publishing is a division of Research Machines plc. | | | Objects on this list are given M (for Messier) numbers, which astronomers still use today, such as M1 (the Crab nebula) and M31 (the Andromeda galaxy). | | | He discovered 15 comets and in 1784 published a list of 103 star clusters and nebulae. |
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| | Astronomy at Chris Lasley |
| | There is a bit of controversy over the possibility of Messier 101 and Messier 102 being duplicate entries. | | | Problem is Charles didn’t verify the observation before publication and the published position is wrong - opps. | | | I’ve moved down the list from Messier 102 to Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy. |
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| | Charles Messier |
| | Messier confirmed de Saron's predictions on 29 December, and smuggled the news to the prisoner. | | | By this time, de Saron had been accused as an enemy of reform and was in prison Despite this, he used Messier's positions to calculate an orbit for the comet from his prison cell, predicting thatit would move closer to the sun, then swing away and reappear in the morning sky. | | | Messier worked at the Marine Observatory in Paris, supported by a pension from his friend, Jean Baptiste de Saron, President of the Paris Parliament and an expert in comet-orbit calculation. |
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| | Messier object Comparison Table |
| | physical object > natural object > celestial body > Messier object | | | Next celestial body: natural satellite Up: celestial body Previous celestial body: gamma ray source |
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| | Table of contents for Library of Congress control number 96051773 |
| | Charles Messier and his catalogue David H. Levy 2. | | | Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog | | | Table of contents for The Messier objects field guide : a new look at the most famous deep-sky wonders in the heavens / Stephen James O'Meara ; foreword by David H. Levy. |
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| | NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: M9 |
| | M9 can mean the following A highway in the UK, see M9 motorwayThe globular cluster numbered by Charles Messier, see Messier 9The US military name for a Beretta pistol, see Beretta 92F/FSThe US military name for its... |
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| | APOD: 2000 March 11 - Messier Marathon |
| | In numerical order, the grid begins with M1, the Crab Nebula, at upper left and ends | | | masterful Messier Marathon grid with 11 rows and 10 columns of |
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