Messier Objects

M31 and Satellites
M31, M32 (Arp 168) behind M31, and M110, foreground. We’ve now captured all 110 Messier objects. M17 was our first, on November 18, 2022 and we captured the last 6 during the early morning hours of October 4, 2024, between 3:55 and 5:24 AM. All of the last 6 were located near Orion, in order of capture: M79, M78, M50, M93, M47, and M41.

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Messier observations 21-30 of 110 total to date.

Catalog # Thumbnail Title/link Designation(s) Date Observed Comment
M21
M21 / NGC 6531
M21, NGC 65312024-05-25 00:28:00A not very interesting open cluster. At least I don't see it
M22
M22 / Great Sagittarius Cluster / NGC 6656
M22, NGC 66562022-11-08 16:20:00Early capture of a globular cluster with Evo 9.25
M23
M23 / NGC 6494
M23, NGC 64942024-05-24 00:28:00Captured on a full moon.
M24
M24 / Small Sagittarius Star Cloud / NGC 6603
M24, NGC 66032024-08-22 21:30:00Quck capture of the densest part of the Milky Way
M25
M25 / IC 4725
M25, IC 47252024-06-01 00:35:00Typical open cluster but on top of a dense, Sagittarius star field
M26
M26 / NGC 6694
M26, NGC 66942024-05-20 00:42:00Open cluster near many other Messier objects
M27
M27 / Dumbbell Nebula / NGC 6853
M27, NGC 68532024-07-13 23:22:00Messier's first planetary nebula is huge!
M28
M28 / NGC 6626
M28, NGC 66262024-06-01 00:41:00Tough object, under 20° elevation
M29
M29 / NGC 6913
M29, NGC 69132024-05-22 01:10:00An unimparessive open cluster in Cygnus
M30
M30 / Jellyfish Cluster
M30, NGC 7099, Jellyfish Cluster2024-09-10 23:08:00An attractive GC, and one of the final southern Messier objects I was missing