The Messier catalog of deep sky objects was compiled by the comet hunter Charles Messier in the 18th century as a kind of list of "annoying things in the sky that are not comets", and includes many of ...

Charles Messier was scanning the sky for objects that could confuse comet hunters when he catalogued the galaxy as M51. However, Messier wasn't able to see the spiral structure, and he didn't ...

Skywatchers can view the Beehive Cluster, M44, near the moon in the Cancer constellation, visible with the naked eye or ...

David Eicher, Editor-in-Chief, Astronomy ‘Atlas of the Messier Objects is more comprehensive, detailed, and beautiful than any other book showcasing the objects cataloged by Charles Messier. The art ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, with the help of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), has captured a remarkable image of two galaxies engaged in a gravitational interaction, each spiraling around the ...

It was entry 31 in Charles Messier's 18th century catalog of interesting fuzzy objects, and is thus also called M31 by astronomers. By the 1920's, M31 was clearly understood to be a grouping of ...

One of the most famous photos ever taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is known as the “Pillars of Creation.” The ...

The other large galaxies are the Andromeda Galaxy, and Messier 33 (the 33rd entry in Charles Messier's catalog of fuzzy things in the sky). Also in the Local Group are a couple dozen dwarf galaxies.

NGC 6872 (Condor Galaxy): A large barred spiral galaxy (type SBb pec) in the constellation Pavo, situated 212 million ...