Charles Messier
Messier 12 (M12) – The NGC 6118 Globular Cluster
Messier 12, a globular cluster located some 15,700 light-years from Earth, is one of the brightest objects in the Ophiuchus…
Messier 11 (M11) – The Wild Duck Cluster
Welcome back to another edition of Messier Monday! Today, we continue in our tribute to Tammy Plotner with a look…
Messier 10 (M10) – The NGC 6254 Globular Cluster
Located in the equatorial constellation Ophiuchus, M10 is one of the brighter globular clusters in the night sky, and the…
Messier 8 (M8) – The Lagoon Nebula
Messier 8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula, is one of only two star-forming nebulae that is visible to the…
Messier 6 – The Butterfly Cluster
Welcome back to Messier Monday! We continue our tribute to our dear friend, Tammy Plotner, by looking at Messier 6,…
Messier 5 (M5) – The NGC 5904 Globular Cluster
In the late 18th century, Charles Messier was busy hunting for comets in the night sky, and noticed several “nebulous”…
Messier 4 (M4) – The NGC 6121 Globular Cluster
During the late 18th century, Charles Messier began to notice that a series of “nebulous” objects in the night sky…
Messier 1 (M1) – The Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula, or Messier 1 (M1) is a supernova remnant left over when a massive star detonated in 1054…
Ready, Set, Messier Marathon: A 2014 Guide
Have YOU seen all 110? The passage of the northward equinox last week on March 20th means one thing in the…
Why This Weekend is Perfect for a Messier Marathon
This coming weekend presents the first window for 2013 to complete a challenge in the realm of backyard astronomy and…