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Charles Messier

Charles Messier was an 18th-century French astronomer known for compiling the Messier Catalog, a list of over 100 deep-sky objects.

Source: britannica.com

APODs including "Charles Messier"

M76 Above and Below

M76 Above and Below

21/11/2008

Beautiful Spiral NGC 7331

Beautiful Spiral NGC 7331

22/10/2008

Spitzer's M101

Spitzer's M101

25/07/2008

Gas and Dust of the Lagoon Nebula

Gas and Dust of the Lagoon Nebula

15/07/2008

NGC 7331 and Beyond

NGC 7331 and Beyond

12/07/2008

M27: Not A Comet

M27: Not A Comet

26/06/2008

M51 Hubble Remix

M51 Hubble Remix

14/06/2008

Sideways Galaxy NGC 3628

Sideways Galaxy NGC 3628

15/05/2008

Running Messier's Marathon

Running Messier's Marathon

19/04/2008

Globular Cluster M55 from CFHT

Globular Cluster M55 from CFHT

02/04/2008

M51: Cosmic Whirlpool

M51: Cosmic Whirlpool

05/01/2008

A Galaxy is not a Comet

A Galaxy is not a Comet

02/01/2008

Galaxies in Pegasus

Galaxies in Pegasus

24/11/2007

Three Nebulae in Narrow Band

Three Nebulae in Narrow Band

02/11/2007

Sagittarius Triplet

Sagittarius Triplet

04/08/2007

Bright Galaxy NGC 2903

Bright Galaxy NGC 2903

06/07/2007

Messier 65

Messier 65

01/06/2007

NGC 1055 and M77

NGC 1055 and M77

15/12/2006

M51: Cosmic Whirlpool

M51: Cosmic Whirlpool

11/11/2006

Messier 76

Messier 76

02/11/2006

Composite Crab

Composite Crab

26/10/2006

Messier 110

Messier 110

08/09/2006

M27: Not A Comet

M27: Not A Comet

03/08/2006

NGC 7331 and Beyond

NGC 7331 and Beyond

27/07/2006

Sagittarius Triplet

Sagittarius Triplet

14/06/2006

Messier 101

Messier 101

02/03/2006

M8: The Lagoon Nebula

M8: The Lagoon Nebula

10/02/2006

Crab Nebula Mosaic from HST

Crab Nebula Mosaic from HST

02/12/2005

M106 in Canes Venatici

M106 in Canes Venatici

30/07/2005

M27: The Dumbbell Nebula

M27: The Dumbbell Nebula

03/06/2005