Messier Objects
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Messier observations 51-60 of 110 total to date.
| Catalog # | Thumbnail | Title/link | Designation(s) | Date Observed | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M51 |  |
M51 / Arp 85 / Whirlpool Galaxy | Arp 85, M 51, NGC 5194 | 2024-02-19 15:52:00 | A favorite target. Easy to image, lovely and fascinating! |
| M52 |  |
M52 / Scorpion Cluster / NGC 7654 | M52, NGC 7654 | 2024-05-22 01:28:00 | I'm not a big fan of open clusters, but this one is more interesting than most: see the scorpion |
| M53 |  |
M53 / NGC 5024 | M53 / NGC 5024 | 2024-04-27 00:29:00 | Lovely Messier globular cluster |
| M54 |  |
M54 / NGC 6715 | M54, NGC 6715 | 2024-09-03 22:04:00 | Went to a dark site to observe one of the most southerly objects in the Messier Catalog |
| M55 |  |
M55 / NGC 6809 | M55, NGC 6809 | 2024-09-03 21:49:00 | It took Messier four years to observe this object because it was so low to the horizon in Paris. I feel sympathy. |
| M56 |  |
M56 / NGC 6779 | M56, NGC 6779 | 2024-04-27 00:54:00 | Lovely globular cluster |
| M57 |  |
M57 / Ring Nebula | M 57, NGC 6720 | 2023-10-19 16:12:00 | Beautiful, bright planetary nebula |
| M58 |  |
M58 / NGC 4579 | M58, NGC 4579 | 2024-04-25 22:01:00 | Bright, large intermediate barred spiral galaxy |
| M59 |  |
M59 / NGC 4621 | M59, NGC 4621 | 2024-04-26 21:32:00 | Medium sized eliptical galaxy in the Virgo Galaxy Field |
| M60 |  |
Arp 116 / M60 / NGC 4649-4647 | Arp 116, M60, NGC 4649, NGC 4647 | 2024-04-16 00:15:00 | Solid capture on a mostly clear night; then the clouds rolled in |