Messier Catalog

Messier 74 – the NGC 628 Spiral Galaxy

Located in the Pisces constellation, roughly 30 million light years from Earth, is the spiral galaxy known as Messier 74…

3 years ago

Messier 72 – the NGC 6981 Globular Cluster

Welcome back to Messier Monday! Today, we continue in our tribute to our dear friend, Tammy Plotner, by looking at…

3 years ago

Messier 71 – the NGC 6838 Globular Cluster

Welcome back to Messier Monday! Today, we continue in our tribute to our dear friend, Tammy Plotner, by looking at…

3 years ago

Messier 69 – the NGC 6637 Globular Cluster

Located in the Sagittarius Constellation, roughly 29,700 light-years from Earth, is the globular cluster known as Messier 69

4 years ago

Messier 67 – the King Cobra Open Star Cluster

Located between 2610 and 2930 light years from Earth is the King Cobra Cluster (aka. Messier 67), one of the…

4 years ago

Messier 66 – the NGC 3627 Intermediate Spiral Galaxy

Located in the direction of the Leo constellation, about 36 million light-years from Earth, is the intermediate spiral galaxy known…

4 years ago

Messier 63 – the Sunflower Galaxy

Located in the Canes Venatici constellation, roughly 37 million light-years from Earth, is the spiral galaxy know as Messier 63…

4 years ago

Messier 62 – the NGC 6266 Globular Cluster

Located in the southern constellation of Ophiuchus, approximately 22,200 light-years from Earth, is the global cluster known as Messier 62.

4 years ago

Messier 61- the NGC 4303 Barred Spiral Galaxy

Located in the Virgo cluster, roughly 52.5 million light-years from Earth, is the intermediate spiral galaxy known as Messier 61

4 years ago

Messier 60 – the NGC 4649 Galaxy

Located in the Virgo constellation, roughly 55 million light-years from Earth, is the elliptical galaxy known as Messier 60 (or…

4 years ago