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Messier 73:
Group or Asterism of 4 Stars (NGC 6994)
2,500
Light Years
11/02/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
Located in the constellation
Aquarius. |
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Messier 74:
Spiral Galaxy (NGC 628)
35,000,000
Light Years
10/12/10
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
Pisces. |
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Messier 75:
Globular Cluster (NGC 6864)
67,500
Light Years
07/01/08
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
One
of the apparently fainter globular clusters in Messier's
catalog, due to its large distance. Located in the constellation
Sagittarius. |
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Messier 76:
Little Dumbbell Nebula (NGC 650)
3,400
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
Perseus. |
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Messier 77:
Spiral Galaxy (NGC 1068)
60,000,000
Light Years
11/02/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Approx. 120,000 Light Years across. Located in the constellation Cetus. |
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Messier 78:
Starforming Nebula (NGC 2068)
1,600
Light Years
01/26/11
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Imaged at the T.A.S. Dark Site. Part
of the Orion Complex. Located in the constellation Orion. |
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Messier 79:
Globular Cluster (NGC 1904)
42,100
Light Years
03/03/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
60,000 Light Years away from the Galactic Center. Located in the constellation Cetus. |
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Messier 80:
Globular Cluster (NGC 6093)
32,600
Light Years
05/20/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
Contains several 100,000s of stars. Located in the constellation
Scorpius. |
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Messier 81:
Bode's Galaxy (NGC 3031)
12,000,000
Light Years
10/12/10
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
Ursa Major. |
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Messier 82:
Cigar Galaxy (NGC 3034)
12,000,000
Light Years
04/14/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Located in the constellation
Ursa Major. |
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Messier 83:
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (NGC 5236)
15,000,000
Light Years
04/05/11
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. It
is the southernmost galaxy in the Messier catalog. Located in the constellation
Hydra. Enlarge image to view 2 distant galaxies. |
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Messier 84:
Lenticular Galaxy (NGC 4374)
60,000,000
Light Years
04/20/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
M84 is situated in the heavily populated
inner core of the
Virgo Cluster
of galaxies. Located in the constellation
Virgo. |
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Messier 85:
Lenticular Galaxy (NGC 4382)
60,000,000
Light Years
04/20/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
M85
is a luminous Lenticular (S0) galaxy; in many respects it seems
to be a twin of M84. Located in the constellation
Coma Berenices. |
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Messier 86:
Lenticular Galaxy (NGC 4406)
60,000,000
Light Years
04/20/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
M86 lies well in the heart of the Virgo
Cluster of galaxies and forms a most conspicuous group with
another giant,
M84. Located in the constellation
Virgo. |
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Messier 87:
Elliptical Galaxy (NGC 4486)
60,000,000
Light Years
04/20/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
M87
has an approximate diameter of 120,000 light years, more than
the diameter of our Milky Way's disk. It also has
more stars (and mass) than our galaxy. The number of stars is
estimated at 2.7 trillion. Located in the constellation
Virgo. |
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Messier 88:
Spiral Galaxy (NGC 4501)
60,000,000
Light Years
04/20/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
This
galaxy is one of the Virgo cluster members with a considerable
peculiar velocity away from us, as it is receding with about
2000 km/sec.
Located in the constellation
Coma Berenices. |
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Messier 89:
Elliptical Galaxy (NGC 4552)
60,000,000
Light Years
04/21/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
M89
is an elliptical type galaxy, almost exactly circular, and it
appears to be smoothly textured.
Located in the constellation
Virgo. |
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Messier 90:
Spiral Galaxy (NGC 4569)
60,000,000
Light Years
04/21/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
M90 is one of the brighter spiral galaxies
situated in the
Virgo Cluster of Galaxies.
Located in the constellation
Virgo. |
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Messier 91:
Spiral Galaxy (NGC 4548)
60,000,000
Light Years
05/04/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
For
the moderately equipped amateur, M91 is one of the most
difficult Messier objects.
Located in the constellation
Coma Berenices. |
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Messier 92:
Globular Cluster (NGC 6341)
26,700
Light Years
10/12/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Imaged at the T.A.S. Dark Site.
Approximately 16 Billion years old. Located in the constellation
Hercules. |
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Messier 93:
Open Cluster (NGC 2447)
3,600
Light Years
03/03/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Approximately 25 Light Years in diameter. Located in the constellation
Puppis. |
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Messier 94:
Spiral Galaxy (NGC 4736)
14,500,000
Light Years
03/17/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
M94
is one of the brightest galaxies within the M94 Group, a group
of galaxies that contains between 16 and 24 galaxies. Located in the constellation
Canes Venatici. |
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Messier 95:
Spiral Galaxy (NGC 3351)
38,000,000
Light Years
01/20/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
A
member of the Leo I, or M96 group of galaxies. Located in the constellation
Leo. |
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Messier 96:
Spiral Galaxy (NGC 3368)
38,000,000
Light Years
01/20/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
The
brightest
member of
the Leo I, or M96 group of galaxies. Located in the constellation
Leo. |
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Messier 97:
Owl Nebula (NGC 3587)
2,600
Light Years
05/04/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer
adjusted to f/5.
A
Planetary Nebula approximately 6,000 years old. Located in the constellation
Ursa Major. |
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Messier 98:
Spiral Galaxy (NGC 4192)
60,000,000
Light Years
04/14/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
M98
is one of the faintest objects in Messier's catalog. It is a
beautiful spiral galaxy seen edge-on, and a member of the Virgo
Cluster of Galaxies, situated in the southern part of
constellation Coma Berenices.
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Messier 99:
Spiral Galaxy (NGC 4254)
60,000,000
Light Years
03/31/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
M99, although situated in constellation
Coma Berenices, is one of the bright spiral members of the
Virgo Cluster
of galaxies. |
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Messier 100:
Spiral Galaxy (NGC 4321)
60,000,000
Light Years
05/03/08
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.
Noted are distant galaxies NGC 4323 and NGC 4328. Located in the constellation
Coma Berenices. |
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Messier 101:
Pinwheel Galaxy (NGC 5457)
27,000,000
Light Years
05/02/08
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. One
of the most prominent Grand Design spirals in the sky. Located in the constellation
Ursa Major. |
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Messier 102:
Spindle Galaxy (NGC 5866)
40,000,000
Light Years
04/13/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer
adjusted to f/5.
60,000 Light Years across. Located in the constellation
Draco. |
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Messier 103:
Open Cluster (NGC 581)
8,500
Light Years
10/06/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
Approximately 25,000,000 years old. Located in the constellation
Cassiopeia. |
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Messier 104:
Sombrero Galaxy (NGC 4594)
50,000,000
Light Years
04/05/11
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer
adjusted to f/5.
Located in the constellation
Virgo. |
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Messier 105:
Elliptical Galaxy (NGC 3379)
38,000,000
Light Years
01/20/09
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
A
member of the Leo I, or M96 group of galaxies.
.This
image also shows galaxies NGC 3384 and NGC 3389. While NGC
3384 is probably a member of the Leo I group , NGC 3389 is
probably a background object. Located in the constellation
Leo. |
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Messier 106:
Spiral Galaxy (NGC 4258)
25,000,000
Light Years
03/17/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
It is suspected that part of the galaxy is
falling into a
supermassive black hole
in the center. .Located in the constellation
Canes Venatici. |
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Messier 107:
Globular Cluster (NGC 6171)
20,900
Light Years
07/22/08
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer adjusted to
f/5.
Approximately 80 light years in diameter. .Located in the constellation
Ophiuchus. |
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Messier 108:
Spiral Galaxy (NGC 3556)
45,000,000
Light Years
05/04/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer
adjusted to f/5.
A
nearly edge-on galaxy, M108 appears to have no bulge and no
pronounced core at all. .Located in the constellation
Ursa Major. |
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Messier 109:
Spiral Galaxy (NGC 3992)
55,000,000
Light Years
03/17/10
LX90
8". DSI Pro II imager with Meade f/3.3 Focal Reducer.
M109
is the brightest galaxy in the M109 Group, a large group of
galaxies located in the constellation Ursa Major that may
contain over 50 galaxies. |
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Messier 110:
Elliptical Galaxy (NGC 205)
2,900,000
Light Years
10/12/10
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
Andromeda. |
