I would like to thank James McGaha for capturing these images as well as Tim Hunter for his hard work in capturing, processing
and compiling these wonderful Messier Objects. More information about Tim Hunter
and James McGaha can be found at their website, the
Grasslands Observatory.
These Messier images were captured using a 24 inch reflecting telescope with
a Finger Lakes Dream
Machine CCD camera.
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M52 - "The Scorpion" an open cluster in the
constellation Cassiopeia. |
M53 - a globular cluster in the constellation Coma
Berenices. |
M54 - a globular cluster in the constellation
Sagittarius. |
M55 - a globular cluster in the constellation
Sagittarius. |
M56 - a globular cluster in the constellation Lyra. |
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M57 - "Ring Nebula" a planetary nebula in the
constellation Lyra. |
M58 - a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation
Virgo. |
M59 - an elliptical galaxy in the constellation
Virgo. |
M60 - an elliptical galaxy in the constellation
Virgo. |
M61 - "Swelling Spiral" a spiral galaxy in the
constellation Virgo. |
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M62 - "Flickering Globular" a globular cluster in the
constellation Ophiuchus. |
M63 - "Sunflower Galaxy a spiral galaxy in the
constellation Canes Venatici. |
M64 - "Black Eye Galaxy" a spiral galaxy in the
constellation Coma Berenices. |
M65 (on the right) - a spiral galaxy in the
constellation Leo. |
M66 (on the left) - a spiral galaxy in the
constellation Leo. |
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M67 - "King Cobra" an open cluster in the
constellation Cancer. |
M68 - a globular cluster in the constellation Hydra. |
M69 - a globular cluster in the constellation
Sagittarius. |
M70 - a globular cluster in the constellation
Sagittarius. |
M71 - a globular cluster in the constellation Sagitta. |
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M72 - a globular cluster in the constellation
Aquarius. |
M73 - an asterism in the constellation Aquarius. |
M74 - "The Phantom" in the constellation Pisces. |
M75 - a globular cluster in the constellation
Sagittarius. |
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