Tom McMahon: History of the Messier Catalog

05/11/2004

History of the Messier Catalog

Messier's catalog is frequently used to refer to the brighter nebulae and star clusters; for example, M31 is the Andromeda Galaxy, M1 the Crab Nebula, M42 the Great Nebula in Orion, and M45 the Pleiades.

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