Charles Messier
Messier 53 – the NGC 5024 Globular Cluster
Located 58,000 light from years, in the northern constellation Coma Berenices, is the globular cluster known as Messier 53.
Messier 52 – the NGC 7654 Open Star Cluster
Located near the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, approximately 5000 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known as…
Messier 51 – the Whirlpool Galaxy
Located between 19 and 27 million light-years away in the Canes Venatici constellation, is the famous Whirlpool Galaxy (aka. Messier…
Messier 50 – the NGC 2323 Open Star Cluster
Located between the Monoceros and Canis Major constellations, about 3,200 light years from Earth, is the heart-shaped open star cluster…
Messier 49 – the NGC 4472 Elliptical Galaxy
Located in the constellation Virgo, and at a distance of 55.9 million light years from Earth, is Messier 49 -…
Messier 47 – the NGC 2422 Open Star Cluster
Located in the Puppis constellation, approximately 1,600 light years from Earth, a bright open star cluster that is approximately 78…
Messier 46 – the NGC 2437 Open Star Cluster
Located in the southern skies, about 5,500 light years from Earth, is the bright and rich open star cluster known…
Messier 45 – The Pleiades Cluster
Located in the Taurus Constellation, between 390 and 456 light years from Earth, is the famous and easily-visible Pleiades Constellation.
Messier 44 – The Beehive Cluster (Praesepe)
Located 577 light years away in the Cancer constellation is the open star cluster known as the Beehive Cluster (aka.…
Messier 43 – the De Marian’s Nebula
Located in the direction of the Orion constellation, roughly 1600 light-years from Earth, is the diffuse nebula known as the…