Messier Catalog

 Designation   Photo   Date   Camera   Location 
M1 ~ NGC1952
Crab Nebula
in Taurus
February 28, 2003
January 28, 2008
January 29, 2009
MX7C / M10
M25C / M14-HS
M8C / M14-HS
Fish Eating Creek
Area 51
Area 51
M2
Globular Cluster
in Aquarius
November 5, 2005
September 14, 2007
December 12, 2007
November 6, 2010
H9C / M14
H9C / M14
M25C / C8
M8C / M14-HS
Area 51
Area 51
Area 51
Kissimmee Prairie
M3 ~ NGC5272
Globular Cluster
in Canes Venatici
May 22, 2004
February 15, 2008
March 19, 2010
April 2, 2011
MX7C / M14
M8C / M14-HS
M25C / M14-HS
M8C / M14-HS
Area 51
Area 51
Kirby Storter
Kissimmee Prairie
M4 ~ NGC6121
Globular Cluster
in Scorpius
August 11, 2007
August 17, 2007
April 3, 2008
April 2, 2011
H9C / M14-HS
M8C / M14-HS
M25C / M14-HS
M8C / M14-HS
Milky Way Ranch
Area 51
Montura Ranch
Kissimmee Prairie
M5
Globular Cluster
in Serpens
August 7, 2007
May 29, 2011
H9C / C8
M8C / M14-HS
Area 51
Area 51
M6
Butterfly Cluster
in Scorpius
August 10, 2009 M25C / M14-HS Area 27
M7
Open Cluster
in Scorpius
April 24, 2009 M25C / M14-HS Kirby Storter
M8 ~ NGC6523
Lagoon Nebula
in Sagittarius
May 6, 2005
April 4, 2008
September 14, 2008
April 23, 2009
June 20, 2009
October 9, 2010
H9C / M14
M25C / M14-HS
M25C-HA / M14-HS
M25C / C8-HS
M25C / N135
M8C / M14-HS
Area 51
Montura Ranch
Fox Observatory
Area 51
Kirby Storter
Area 51
M11
Wild Duck Cluster
in Scutum
October 14, 2006
October 9, 2010
H9C / M14
M8C / M14-HS
JD Park
Area 51
M13 ~ NGC6205
Globular Cluster
in Hercules
September 7, 2007
January 23, 2009
August 10, 2009
June 4, 2010
H9C / M14-HS
M8C /14-HS
M25C / M14-HS
M8C / M14-HS
Area 51
Kissimmee Prairie
Area 27
Kirby Storter
M15
Globular Cluster
in Pegasus
July 25, 2006
September 14, 2007
October 9, 2010
H9C / M14
H9C / M14-HS
M8C / M14-HS
Area 51
Area 51
Area 51
M16
Eagle Nebula
in Serpens
May 4, 2003
May 6, 2005
July 10, 2007
August 2, 2008
October 8, 2010
MX7C / M12
H9C / M14
H9C / M14-HS
M25C / M14-HS
M8C / M14-HS
Area 51
Area 51
Area 27
Area 51
Kirby Storter
M17 ~ NGC6618
Omega Nebula
in Sagittarius
May 17, 2004
September 7, 2007
November 9, 2007
August 24, 2008
MX7C / C5
H9C / M14-HS
M25C / M14-HS
M25C / M14-HS
Area 51
Area 51
Area 51
Area 51
M20
Trifid Nebula
in Sagittarius
May 4, 2003
April 4, 2008
September 3, 2010
MX7C / M12
M25C / M14-HS
M8C / M14-HS
Area 51
Montura Ranch
Kirby Storter
M22
Globular Cluster
in Sagittarius
October 19, 2006
August 11, 2007
October 9, 2009
H9C / M14
H9C / M14-HS
M25C / M14-HS
Area 51
Milky Way Ranch
Kirby Storter
M23
Open Cluster
in Sagittarius
April 24, 2009 M25C / M14-HS Kirby Storter
M24
Open Cluster
in Sagittarius
August 11, 2007 H9C / M14-HS Milky Way Ranch
M27
Planetary Nebula
in Vulpecula
May 4, 2003
August 2, 2008
September 3, 2010
MX7C / M12
M25C / M14-HS
M8C / M14-HS
Area 51
Area 51
Kirby Storter
M28
Globular Cluster
in Sagittarius
August 7, 2007 H9C / M14-HS Area 51
M30
Globular Cluster
in Capricornus
October 11, 2007 H9C / M14-HS Area 27
M31
Andromeda Galaxy
November 22, 2003
November 9, 2007
September 3, 2008
August 21, 2009
MX7C / C5
M25C / M14-HS
M25C / C8-HS
M25C / M14-HS
Area 51
Area 51
Area 51
Long Lake MN
M33 ~ NGC598
Pinwheel Galaxy
in Triangulum
November 22, 2003
August 11, 2007
November 17, 2008
December 3, 2010
MX7C / C5
H9C / C8-HS
M25C / M14-HS
M25C / M14-HS
Area 51
Milky Way Ranch
Area 51
Kirby Storter
M35
Open Cluster
in Gemini
December 9, 2007
February 28, 2008
December 27, 2008
February 20, 2009
M25C / M14-HS
M25C / M14-HS
M25C / M14-HS
M25C / N135
Area 51
Area 51
Area 51
Area 51
M37
Open Cluster
in Auriga
November 22, 2003
December 28, 2008
MX7C / C5
M25C / M14-HS
Area 51
Area 51
M38
Open Cluster
in Auriga
November 28, 2008 M25C / M14-HS Area 51
M42
Orion Nebula
April 4, 2003
December 13, 2003
November 28, 2008
MX7C / M12
MX7C / C5
M25C / M14-HS
Area 27
Dupuis Preserve
Area 51
M44
Beehive Cluster
in Cancer
April 22, 2009 M25C / M14-HS Area 51
M45
Pleiades Cluster
in Taurus
December 10, 2007
February 28, 2008
October 16, 2009
October 16, 2009
M25C / WO66
M25C / M14-HS
M25C / N135
M25C / M14-HS
Area 51
Area 51
Kissimmee Prairie
Kissimmee Prairie
M46
Open Cluster
in Puppis
January 28, 2006
December 1, 2007
March 2, 2008
January 23, 2009
March 19, 2010
H9C / M14
M25C / M14-HS
M25C / C8-HS
M8C / M14-HS
M25C / M14-HS
Area 51
Area 51
Area 51
Kissimmee Prairie
Kirby Storter
M47
Open Cluster
in Puppis
January 4, 2008 M25C / M14-HS Kissimmee Prairie
M51
Whirlpool Galaxy
in Ursa Major
March 7, 2003
March 11, 2005
January 23, 2009
June 4, 2010
MX7C / M12
H9C / M14
M8C / M14-HS
M8C / M14-HS
Area 51
Kye's Star Farm
Kissimmee Prairie
Kirby Storter
M53
Globular Cluster
in Canes Venatici
February 15, 2008
April 16, 2009
M8C / M14-HS
M25C / M14-HS
Area 51
Area 51
M55
Globular Cluster
in Sagittarius
October 13, 2007 H9C / M14-HS Area 51
M56
Globular Cluster
in Lyra
October 21, 2006 H9C / M14 Area 51
M57
Ring Nebula
in Lyra
May 4, 2003
March 11, 2005
July 16, 2006
MX7C / M12
H9C / M14
H9C / M14
Area 51
Kye's Star Farm
Area 51
M63
Sunflower Galaxy
in Canes Venatici
April 4, 2003
May 20, 2004
February 15, 2008
MX7C / M12
HX7C / M14
M8C / M14-HS
Area 27
Area 51
Area 51
M64
Blackeye Galaxy
in Coma Berenices
May 4, 2003
April 16, 2004
MX7C / M12
MX7C / M14
Area 51
Area 51
M65
Spiral Galaxy
in Leo
March 24, 2003 H9C / M12 Area 51
M66
Spiral Galaxy
in Leo
May 4, 2003
April 4, 2006
April 23, 2009
May 7, 2010
MX7C / M12
H9C / M14
M8C / M14-HS
M25C / M14
Area 51
Area 51
Area 51
Kirby Storter
M67
Open Cluster
in Cancer
April 4, 2008 M25C / M14-HS Montura Ranch
M68
Globular Cluster
in Hydra
March 24, 2003 MX7C / M12 Area 51
M74
Spiral Galaxy
in Pices
October 11, 2009 M8C / M14-HS Area 51
M76
Little Dumbbell
Nebula
in Perseus
January 6, 2007 H9C / M14 Area 51
M77
Spiral Galaxy
in Cetus
December 18, 2006 H9C / M14 Area 51
M78
Dirt Nebula
in Orion
January 24, 2009 M8C / M14-HS Kissimmee Prairie
M81 & M82
Bode's Galaxies
in Ursa Major
March 4, 2011 M25C / M14-HS Area 51
M83
Southern Pinwheel
Galaxy
in Hydra
April 23, 2009 M8C / M14-HS Area 51
M87
Elliptical Galaxy
in Virgo
May 29, 2011 M8C / M14-HS Kirby Storter
M88
Spiral Galaxy
in Coma Berenices
March 19, 2004 MX7C / M14 Kye's Star Farm
M90
Spiral Galaxy
in Virgo
March 12, 2005 H9C / M14 Kye's Star Farm
M92
Globular Cluster
in Hercules
August 9, 2007 H9C / C8-HS Area 27
M94
Spiral Galaxy
in Canes Venatici
May 20, 2004 MX7C / M14 Area 51
M95
Spiral Galaxy
in Leo
April 16, 2004 MX7C / M14 Area 51
M96 and M95
Spiral Galaxies
in Leo
April 16, 2009 M25C / M14-HS Area 51
M97
The Owl Nebula
in Ursa Major
March 8, 2008 M8C / M14-HS Kissimmee Prairie
M98
Spiral Galaxy
in Coma Berenices
March 19, 2004 MX7C / M14 Kye's Star Farm
M99
Spiral Galaxy
in Coma Berenices
March 20, 2004 MX7C / M14 Kye's Star Farm
M100
Spiral Galaxy
in Virgo
March 18, 2004 MX7C / M14 Kye's Star Farm
M101
Pinwheel Galaxy
in Ursa Major
March 7, 2003
February 15, 2008
March 8, 2008
MX7C / M12
M8C / M14-HS
M8C / M14-HS
Area 51
Area 51
Kissimmee Prairie
M104
Sombrero Galaxy
in Virgo
April 2, 2011 M8C / M14-HS Kissimmee Prairie
M106
Spiral Galaxy
in Ursa Major
May 4, 2003
April 4, 2008
June 6, 2011
MX7C / M12
M25C / M14-HS
M8C / M14-HS
Area 51
Area 51
Kirby Storter
M107
Globular Cluster
in Ophiuchus
May 31, 2003 MX7C / M12 Kye's Star Farm
M108
Spiral Galaxy
in Ursa Major
March 12, 2005 H9C / M14 Kye's Star Farm
M109
Spiral Galaxy
in Ursa Major
March 18, 2004
April 19, 2009
MX7C / M14
M8C / M14-HS
Kye's Star Farm
Area 51