Charles Messier (1730-1817) was a French astronomer who helped discover and catalogue 110 deep-sky, northern hemisphere objects in the late 1700s. The list remains popular as a set of first targets for amateur astronomers. Below is my work on collecting photos of all the objects.
Click on an object to learn more about it.
Messier Objects
M1 - Crab Nebula
M2 - Globular Cluster
M8 - Lagoon Nebula
M16 - Eagle Nebula
M17 - Omega Nebula
M18 - Open Star Cluster
M20 - Trifid Nebula
M21 - Open Star Cluster
M27 - Dumbbell Nebula
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy
M32 - Dwarf Galaxy
M33 - Triangulum Galaxy
M40 - Optical Double Star
M42 - The Great Orion Nebula
M43 - Starforming Nebula
M44 - Beehive Cluster
M51 - Whirlpool Nebula
M53 - Globular Cluster
M57 - Ring Nebula
M58 - Spiral Galaxy (Virgo)
M59 - Elliptical Galaxy (Virgo)
M60 - Elliptical Galaxy (Virgo)
M81 - Bode's Galaxy
M82 - Cigar Galaxy
M89 - Elliptical Galaxy (Virgo)
M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy