This is a gallery showing my shots of the Messier Catalog. One day, I will have every object taken and featured in this gallery. Other shots will be eventually replaced by much better versions as my skills progress!
Messier 1-20
M1 – Crab Nebula M4 w/ Lyrid meteor trail M6 – Butterfly Cluster M7 – Ptolemy’s Cluster M8 – Lagoon Nebula M 11 – Wild Duck Cluster M 13 – Great Hercules Cluster M16 – Eagle Nebula M17 – Omega Nebula M20 – Trifid Nebula
Messier 21-40
M22 – Great Sagittarius Cluster M22 – Great Sagittarius Cluster M 27 – Dumbbell Nebula M31 – Andromeda Galaxy M31 – Andromeda Galaxy M33 – Triangulum Galaxy M 35 – Shoe Buckle Cluster M36 M 39
Messier 41-60
M 41 Sword of Orion 2021 The Sword of Orion featuring M42 – Orion Nebula M42 – Orion Nebula M44 – The Beehive Cluster M 45 – Pleiades M45 – The Pleiades 12/19/2019 M 46 M 47 M51 – Whirlpool Galaxy M51 – Whirlpool Galaxy M57 – Ring Nebula M 45 – Pleiades
Messier 61-80
Leo Triplet including M65 and M 66 M 78 – Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula
Messier 81 – 110
M81 & 82 M81 & 82 M 83 Virgo Cluster Virgo Cluster with names M100 M101 – Pinwheel Galaxy M104 – Sombrero Galaxy M 105 M97 (top) & M108 M109