Charles Messier (1730-1817 CE) is credited for discovering 13 comets. He also began the Catalog of Nebulae and Star Clusters. This catalog as well as a great deal of information on Messier is available here. The Messier objects are also viewable by constellation.

Concepts

astronomy, galaxies

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Additional Tags

deep sky objects, nebulae, star clusters, charles messier, comet, constellation, telescope

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Classroom Considerations

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