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Messier
1: Crab Nebula (NGC 1952)
6,300
Light Years
10/14/07
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer
adjusted to f/5.
Imaged at the T.A.S. Dark Site. Located in the
constellation Taurus.
10/21/011
Orion 80mm EON.
DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Imaged at the T.A.S. Dark Site. |
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Messier 2:
Globular Cluster (NGC 7089)
37,500
Light Years
09/19/11
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Contains an estimated 150,000 stars. Located in the
constellation Aquarius.
09/18/12
Orion 80mm EON.
DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
At 175
light-years in diameter, Messier 2 is one of the larger globular
clusters known. It is 13 billion years old and one of the older
globulars associated with the Milky Way Galaxy.
Located in the
constellation Aquarius. |
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Messier 3:
Globular Cluster (NGC 5272)
33,900
Light Years
05/20/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
Contains an estimated 500,000 stars. Located
in the constellation Canes Venatici. |
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Messier 4:
Globular Cluster (NGC 6121)
7,200
Light Years
05/04/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
Located in the
constellation
Scorpius. |
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Messier 5:
Globular Cluster (NGC 5904)
24,500
Light Years
05/18/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
165
Light Years in diameter.
Located in the constellation Serpens.
04/17/12
Orion 80mm EON. DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Imaged at the T.A.S. Dark Site. |
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Messier 6:
Butterfly Cluster (NGC 6405)
1,600
Light Years
07/20/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Located in the constellation Scorpius. |
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Messier 7:
Ptolemy's Cluster (NGC 6475)
800
Light Years
07/20/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Contains about 80 stars brighter than magnitude 10. Located in the constellation
Scorpius. |
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Messier 8:
Lagoon Nebula (NGC 6523)
5,200
Light Years
09/05/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Imaged at the T.A.S. Dark Site.
Within the brightest part of the Lagoon Nebula is the Hourglass
Nebula. Located in the constellation Sagittarius. 09/03/16
Orion 80mm EON. DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/6.3 Focal Reducer.
Imaged at the T.A.S. Dark Site.
Within the brightest part of the Lagoon Nebula is the Hourglass
Nebula. Located in the constellation Sagittarius. |
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Messier 9:
Globular Cluster (NGC 6333)
25,800
Light Years
09/29/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
M9
is one of the nearer globular clusters to the nucleus of our
Galaxy. Located in the constellation Ophiuchus. |
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Messier 10:
Globular Cluster (NGC 6254)
14,300
Light Years
05/03/14
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
83
Light Years in diameter. Located in the constellation
Ophiuchus. |
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Messier 11:
Wild Duck Cluster (NGC 6705)
6,000
Light Years
08/25/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Contains an estimated 2,900 stars. Located in the constellation
Scutum. |
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Messier 12:
Globular Cluster (NGC 6218)
16,000
Light Years
05/03/14
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
Located in the constellation Ophiuchus. |
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Messier 13:
Hercules Cluster (NGC 6205)
25,100
Light Years
05/18/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer
adjusted to f/5.
Contains more than 1,000,000 stars. Located in the
constellation Hercules.
04/17/12
Orion 80mm EON. DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Imaged at the T.A.S. Dark Site. |
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Messier 14:
Globular Cluster (NGC 6402)
30,300
Light Years
05/03/14
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
Globular cluster M14 is one of
the original discoveries of
Charles Messier who
cataloged
it
on June 1, 1764. Located in the constellation
Ophiuchus. |
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Messier 15:
Globular Cluster (NGC 7078)
33,600
Light Years
09/29/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Visual brightness is roughly 360,000 times that of our Sun.
Located in the constellation Pegasus. |
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Messier 16:
Eagle Nebula (NGC 6611)
7,000
Light Years
09/05/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Imaged at the T.A.S. Dark Site.
Located in the constellation
Serpens. |
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Messier 17:
Omega Nebula (NGC 6618)
5,000
Light Years
09/05/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Imaged at the T.A.S. Dark Site.
Also known as the Swan Nebula. Located in the constellation Sagittarius. |
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Messier 18:
Open Cluster (NGC 6613)
4,900
Light Years
09/05/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Imaged at the T.A.S. Dark Site. Contains approximately 20 large stars. Located in the constellation Sagittarius. |
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Messier 19:
Globular Cluster (NGC 6273)
28,000
Light Years
10/06/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
One
of the most conspicuously elongated globular clusters. Located in the constellation
Ophiuchus. |
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Messier 20:
Trifid Nebula (NGC 6514)
5,200
Light Years
08/25/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Famous for it's
three-lobed appearance. Located in the constellation Sagittarius. |
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Messier 21:
Open Cluster (NGC 6531)
4,250
Light Years
10/06/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Note
the stars in a near perfect circle. Located in the constellation Sagittarius. |
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Messier 22:
Globular Cluster (NGC 6656)
10,400
Light Years
08/25/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer
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Contains more than 70,000 stars. Located in the
constellation Sagittarius. |
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Messier 23:
Open Cluster (NGC 6494)
2,150
Light Years
08/25/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Approx. 220,000,000 years old. Located in the constellation Sagittarius. |
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Messier 24:
Sagittarius Star Cloud, Delle Caustiche (NGC 6603)
10,000
Light Years
06/30/08
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
Due
to it's size, only a small area is imaged. Located in the constellation
Sagittarius. |
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Messier 25:
Open Cluster (IC 4725)
2,000
Light Years
10/06/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Approximately 90,000,000 years old. Located in the constellation
Sagittarius. |
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Messier 26:
Open Cluster (NGC 6694)
5,000
Light Years
08/25/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Approximately 89,000,000 years old. Located in the
constellation Scutum. |
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Messier 27:
Dumbbell Nebula (NGC 6853)
1,250
Light Years
09/13/07
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
The
first planetary Nebula ever discovered. Located in the constellation Vulpecula.
11/01/13
Orion 80mm EON. DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
This object was the first
planetary nebula to be discovered by Charles Messier in 1764.
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Messier 28:
Globular Cluster (NGC 6626)
18,300
Light Years
07/01/08
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
Approximately 60 Light Years in diameter. Located in the
constellation Sagittarius. |
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Messier 29:
Open Cluster (NGC 6913)
4,000
Light Years
11/11/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
Age
estimated at 10,000,000 years. Located in the constellation
Cygnus. |
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Messier 30:
Globular Cluster (NGC 7099)
26,100
Light Years
09/19/11
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Contains more than 100,000 stars. Located in the constellation
Capricornus. |
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Messier 31:
Andromeda Galaxy (NGC 224)
2,900,000
Light Years
10/21/11
Orion 80mm EON. DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Imaged at the T.A.S. Dark Site.
Similar to our Milky Way Galaxy. Located in the constellation
Andromeda. |
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Messier 32:
Elliptical Galaxy (NGC 221)
2,900,000
Light Years
10/19/08
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
A
Satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy, M31.
M32 is an elliptical dwarf of only about 3 billion solar masses Located in the constellation
Andromeda. |
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Messier 33:
Triangulum Galaxy (NGC 598)
3,000,000
Light Years
09/05/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Imaged at the T.A.S. Dark Site.
Located in the constellation
Triangulum. |
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Messier 34:
Open Cluster (NGC 1039)
1,400
Light Years
10/21/11
Orion 80mm EON. DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Imaged at the T.A.S. Dark Site.
Located in the constellation
Perseus. |
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Messier 35:
Open Cluster (NGC 2168)
2,800
Light Years
01/11/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Open
cluster M35 is scattered over an area of the sky almost the size
of the full moon and is located in the constellation
Gemini. |
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Messier 36:
Open Cluster (NGC 1960)
4,100
Light Years
01/12/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Cluster
M36 is very similar to the Pleiades cluster (M45), and if it
were the same distance from Earth it would be of similar
magnitude.
Located in the constellation
Auriga. |