As with the Lunar 100, my goal is to sketch these celestial showpieces at the telescope, not from photographs or other drawings. I want to draw what I see at the eyepiece.
| Image |
Number |
Description |
Constellation |
|
M1 |
Crab Nebula; supernova remnant |
Taurus |
|
M2 |
globular cluster |
Aquarius |
|
M3 |
globular cluster |
Canes Venatici |
|
M4 |
globular cluster |
Scorpius |
|
M5 |
globular cluster |
Serpens |
|
M6 |
galactic cluster |
Scorpius |
|
M7 |
galactic cluster |
Scorpius |
|
M8 |
Lagoon Nebula |
Sagittarius |
|
M9 |
globular cluster |
Ophiuchus |
|
M10 |
globular cluster |
Ophiuchus |
|
M11 |
galactic cluster |
Scutum |
|
M12 |
globular cluster |
Ophiuchus |
|
M13 |
Great Globular Cluster |
Hercules |
|
M14 |
globular cluster |
Ophiuchus |
|
M15 |
globular cluster |
Pegasus |
|
M16 |
Star Queen Nebula |
Serpens |
|
M17 |
Swan Nebula |
Sagittarius |
|
M18 |
galactic cluster |
Sagittarius |
|
M19 |
globular cluster |
Ophiuchus |
|
M20 |
Trifid Nebula |
Sagittarius |
|
M21 |
galactic cluster |
Sagittarius |
|
M22 |
globular cluster |
Sagittarius |
|
M23 |
galactic cluster |
Sagittarius |
|
M24 |
Milky Way star cloud |
Sagittarius |
|
M25 |
galactic cluster |
Sagittarius |
|
M26 |
galactic cluster |
Scutum |
|
M27 |
Dumbbell Nebula |
Vulpecula |
|
M28 |
globular cluster |
Sagittarius |
|
M29 |
galactic cluster |
Cygnus |
|
M30 |
globular cluster |
Capricornus |
|
M31 |
Andromeda Galaxy |
Andromeda |
|
M32 |
elliptical galaxy;companion to M31 |
Andromeda |
|
M33 |
Pinwheel Galaxy |
Triangulum |
|
M34 |
galactic cluster |
Perseus |
|
M35 |
galactic cluster |
Gemini |
|
M36 |
galactic cluster |
Auriga |
|
M37 |
galactic cluster |
Auriga |
|
M38 |
galactic cluster |
Auriga |
|
M39 |
scattered cluster |
Cygnus |
|
M40 |
doulbe star |
Ursa Major |
|
M41 |
galactic cluster |
Canis Major |
|
M42 |
Orion Nebula |
Orion |
|
M43 |
detached portion of Orion Nebula |
Orion |
|
M44 |
Beehive Cluster |
Cancer |
|
M45 |
Pleiades Cluster |
Taurus |
|
M46 |
galactic cluster |
Puppis |
|
M47 |
galactic cluster |
Puppis |
|
M48 |
galactic cluster |
Hydra |
|
M49 |
elliptical galaxy |
Virgo |
|
M50 |
galactic cluster |
Monoceros |
|
M51 |
Whirlpool Galaxy |
Canes Venatici |
|
M52 |
galactic cluster |
Cassiopeia |
|
M53 |
globular cluster |
Coma Berenices |
|
M54 |
globular cluster |
Sagittarius |
|
M55 |
globular cluster |
Sagittarius |
|
M56 |
globular cluster |
Lyra |
|
M57 |
Ring Nebula |
Lyra |
|
M58 |
spiral galaxy |
Virgo |
|
M59 |
elliptical galaxy |
Virgo |
|
M60 |
elliptical galaxy |
Virgo |
|
M61 |
spiral galaxy |
Virgo |
|
M62 |
globular cluster |
Scorpius |
|
M63 |
spiral galaxy |
Canes Venatici |
|
M64 |
Black Eye Galaxy |
Coma Berenices |
|
M65 |
spiral galaxy; pair with M66 |
Leo |
|
M66 |
spiral galaxy; pair with M65 |
Leo |
|
M67 |
ancient galactic cluster |
Cancer |
|
M68 |
globular cluster |
Hydra |
|
M69 |
globular cluster |
Sagittarius |
|
M70 |
globular cluster |
Sagittarius |
|
M71 |
galactic cluster |
Sagitta |
|
M72 |
globular cluster |
Aquarius |
|
M73 |
small trio of stars |
Aquarius |
|
M74 |
spiral galaxy |
Pisces |
|
M75 |
globular cluster |
Sagittarius |
|
M76 |
Cork Nebula |
Perseus |
|
M77 |
spiral galaxy |
Cetus |
|
M78 |
diffuse nebula |
Orion |
|
M79 |
globular cluster |
Lepus |
|
M80 |
globular cluster |
Scorpius |
|
M81 |
spiral galaxy |
Ursa Major |
|
M82 |
eruptive galaxy |
Ursa Major |
|
M83 |
spiral galaxy |
Hydra |
|
M84 |
elliptical galaxy |
Virgo |
|
M85 |
elliptical galaxy |
Coma Berenices |
|
M86 |
elliptical galaxy |
Virgo |
|
M87 |
giant elliptical galaxy |
Virgo |
|
M88 |
spiral galaxy |
Coma Berenices |
|
M89 |
elliptical galaxy |
Virgo |
|
M90 |
spiral galaxy |
Virgo |
|
M91 |
error in Messier Catalogue |
|
|
M92 |
globular cluster |
Hercules |
|
M93 |
galactic cluster |
Puppis |
|
M94 |
spiral galaxy |
Canes Venatici |
|
M95 |
spiral galaxy; pair with M96 |
Leo |
|
M96 |
spiral galaxy; pair with M95 |
Leo |
|
M97 |
Owl Nebula |
Ursa Major |
|
M98 |
spiral galaxy |
Coma Berenices |
|
M99 |
spiral galaxy |
Coma Berenices |
|
M100 |
spiral galaxy |
Coma Berenices |
|
M101 |
spiral galaxy |
Ursa Major |
|
M102 |
error; duplicate of M101? |
|
|
M103 |
galactic cluster |
Cassiopeia |
|
M104 |
Sombrero Galaxy |
Virgo |
The following objects are not in Messier's original catalogs, but were added by later astronomers based on Messier's notes.
| Image |
Number |
Description |
Constellation |
|
M105 |
elliptical galaxy |
Leo |
|
M106 |
spiral galaxy |
Canes Venatici |
|
M107 |
globular cluster |
Ophiuchus |
|
M108 |
sprial galaxy |
Ursa Major |
|
M109 |
spiral galaxy |
Ursa Major |
|
M110 |
dwarf elliptical galaxy |
Andromeda |
Sources:
Burnham's Celestial Handbook, 1978
Wikipedia:
List of Messier objects