Messier Object
Messier 26 – The NGC 6694 Open Star Cluster
Located in the direction of the Scutum Constellation, about 5,000 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known…
Messier 25 – The IC 4725 Open Cluster
Welcome back to Messier Monday! In our ongoing tribute to the great Tammy Plotner, we take a look at the…
Messier 22 – The Sagittarius Nebula
In the direction Sagittarius constellation, some 14,000 light years from Earth, lies the bright Sagittarius globular star cluster (aka. Messier…
Messier 20 (M20) – The Trifid Nebula
Located in the southern Sagittarius constellation is the Trifid Nebula, a bright star-forming region and combination nebula
Messier 18 (M18) – The NGC 6613 Star Cluster
Welcome back to Messier Monday! In our ongoing tribute to the great Tammy Plotner, we take a look at the…
Messier 17 (M17) – the Omega Nebula
Located between 5,000 and 6,000 light years from Earth is the Omega Nebula, one of the brightest and most massive…
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…
Planetary Nebulae
No, planetary nebulae are not nebulae found around planets; nor are they nebulae produced by planets … rather, they got…