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M1, the Crab nebula

M11
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M17, the Swan nebula
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M31, Andromeda galaxy

M56

M88

M2
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M12, the Gumball
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M20, the Trifid nebula

M33
Picture

M57, the Ring nebula

M92
Picture

M5
Picture

M13, the Hercules cluster
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Picture

M8, the Lagoon nebula
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M14
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Picture

M10
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M16, the Eagle nebula

M22, a large globular

M27, the Dumbell nebula

M30
Picture

M42, Orion Nebula

M64, Blackeye galaxy

M100
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M45, the Pleades

M65 & M66

M101
Picture

M51, Whirlpool galaxy

M71
Picture

M104, Sombrero galaxy

Charles Messier was a comet hunter in the late 1700's. To keep from mistaking other objects in the sky for comets, he created a catalog of all the deep-sky objects he found. His catalog of 110 "M Objects" has become the classic list of all the brightest objects visible in a small telescope. From globular clusters to open clusters, and galaxies to nebula, these objects are still considered the jewels of the night sky.
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