Messier Objects
Charles Messier - a comet hunter of the 18th century catalogued 110 objects that could be confused with comets. Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Messier .
I highly recommend a book on Charles Messier and the creation of this catalogue - Atlas of Messier Objects, 2008 by Ronald Stoyan.
Note: This gallery should be automatically sorted by Messier #.
Read MoreI highly recommend a book on Charles Messier and the creation of this catalogue - Atlas of Messier Objects, 2008 by Ronald Stoyan.
Note: This gallery should be automatically sorted by Messier #.
Messier M4 NGC6121 Globular Cluster in Scorpio (also NGC6144 Globular Cluster) 30/3/2011 (Processed cropped stack)
DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2 Stacked 100% of 6 Images ISO 800, 120 Sec, 6 DARK, 0 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post processed by Adobe Photoschop CS5
Telescope - Apogee OrthoStar LOMO 80/480 with Hotech SCA Field Flattener, Hutech IDAS LPS-P2 filter, Canon 400D DSLR, Ambient xxC not noted. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Star Shoot Auto Guider.
messierm4 globular cluster in scorpiongcngc6121 m4 globular cluster in scorpioglobular cluster
