#messier objects

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Behold: the Messier Objects!

They're a collection of non-star, non-comet astronomical objects visible on the northern hemisphere. They're named for their cataloguer and (for the most part) discoverer, the French astronomer Charles Messier. Still, I like to imagine that there are two more astronomical categories: Messy Objects and The Messiest Objects...

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Messier Objects

Messier Objects

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The debate over the correct Messier number for the Ship of Theseus is ongoing.

Messier Objects [Explained]

Transcript Under the Cut

[Multiple objects are labelled with M followed by a number.]

[There is a tree, a butterfly, a squirrel, a man with a powdered wig labeled Charles Messier, a squirrel, and ground.] M137 (Earth) (pointing to the ground)

M205 (Charles Messier) (pointing to Charles Messier)

M21860 (pointing to a tree on the left of the panel)

M41592 (pointing to a butterfly above Charles)

M30712050 (pointing to a squirrel)

[Caption below the panel:] People usually focus on the first 110, but the Messier Catalog actually includes all objects.

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Galaxies from last night fo funz.

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A look at all of the Messier objects ...

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O aglomerado globular Messier 13 foi descoberto em 1714 pelo famoso astrônomo Edmond Halley e catalogado somente 50 anos depois, em 01 de junho de 1764, por Charles Messier.

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