Orion StarShoot Deep-Space Camera Messier Images Index

M1
M2
M3
M4
M5
M6
M7
M8
M9
M10
M11

M12
M13
M14
M15
M16
M17
M18
M19
M20
M21
M22

M23
M24
M25
M26
M27
M28
M29
M30
M31
M32
M33

M34
M35
M36
M37
M38
M39
M40
M41
M42
M43
M44

M45
M46
M47
M48
M49
M50
M51
M52
M53
M54
M55

M56
M57
M58
M59
M60
M61
M62
M63
M64
M65
M66

M67
M68
M69
M70
M71
M72
M73
M74
M75
M76
M77

M78
M79
M80
M81
M82
M83
M84
M85
M86
M87
M88

M89
M90
M91
M92
M93
M94
M95
M96
M97
M98
M99

M100
M101
M102
M103
M104
M105
M106
M107
M108
M109
M110

French astromoner Charles Messier (1730-1817) created a catalog of nebulae and star clusters so that these objects would not be confused for comets which was his observing focus. Messier claimed to have discoved 21 comets. The Messier catalog contains objects observed by Messier and his fellow astronomer Pierre Mechain (1744-1805). The largest telescope used by Messier was 3.5 inch refractor.

The Messier catalog lists 110 deep sky objects cataloged by M numbers: M1 through M110. Messier objects are an excellent observing list for those intersted in observing deep sky objects and whoes observing location is in the mid-northern latitudes.

The above Messier images were taken by David Haworth with a Orion StarShoot Deep-Space CCD Color Imaging Camera.

Use the monitor test patterns to calibrate monitor brightness, contrast, height and width.

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