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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.

Click for: M1 to M24 |  M25 to M51 |  M52 to M75 |  M76 to M96 |  M97 to M110 | The Complete List

I have also compiled a table of Messier Objects to other catalog listing.

Here are the Messier Objects - M25 to M51:

M25 - an open cluster in the constellation Sagittarius.	M26 - an open cluster in the constellation Scutum.	M27 - "Dumbbell Nebula" a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula.	M28 - a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius.	M29 - an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus.
M30 - a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius.	M31 - "Andromeda Galaxy" a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda.	M32 - a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation Andromeda (a companion to M31).	M33 - "Triangulum Galaxy" or "Pinwheel Galaxy" a spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum.	M34 - an open cluster in the constellation Perseus.
M35 - an open cluster in the constellation Gemini.	M36 - an open cluster in the constellation Auriga.	M37 - an open cluster in the constellation Auriga.	M38 - an open cluster in the constellation Auriga.	M39 - an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus.
M40 - "Winnecke 4" a double-star (left of center) in the constellation Ursa Major.	M41 - "Little Beehive" an open cluster in the constellation Canis Major.	M42 - "The Great Orion Nebula" an emission nebula and open cluster in the constellation Orion.	M43 - an emission nebula in the constellation Orion (Top).	M44 - "Praesepe" or "Beehive Cluster" an open cluster in the constellation Cancer.
M45 - The star Alcyone, member of the Pleiades Cluster ("Seven Sisters") in the constellation Taurus.	M46 - an open cluster in the constellation Puppis. The planetary nebula is NGC 2438.	M47 - an open cluster in the constellation Puppis.	M48 - an open cluster in the constellation Hydra.	M49 - an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo.
M50 - an open cluster in the constellation Monoceros.	M51 - "Whirlpool Galaxy" a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici.

Click for: M1 to M24 |  M25 to M51 |  M52 to M75 |  M76 to M96 |  M97 to M110 | The Complete List

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