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The Messier Objects in Color: M74-M97

 
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Table of Messier Objects
Main | 001 - 024 | 025 - 048 | 049 - 073 | 074 - 097 | 098 - 110
 
Messier Object Other Name(s) Type of Object Thumbnail Image Comments
74 NGC628 Galaxy M74

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera.   Three 5-minute exposures combined.

 

 

 

 

 

75 NGC6864 Globular Cluster

Dream Machine Image

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera.   Three 5-minute exposures combined.

 

 

 

 

76 NGC650-1 Planetary Nebula

Dream Machine Image

QSI 532 image

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera.   Three 5-minute exposures combined

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

77 NGC1068; Arp37 Galaxy M77 on the evening of Thursday January 3, 2019

PlaneWave CDK24 24-inch f/6.5 telescope image

Dream Machine Image

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera.   Three 5-minute exposures combined.

arp37(m77).jpg (46606 bytes)
Black and White AP7 image obtained as part of the Arp galaxy marathon on November 16-17, 1998.

 

78 NGC2068 Diffuse Nebula M78 ASA20 20-inch f/3.6 astrograph image
78 NGC2068 Diffuse Nebula

Dream Machine Image

 

M78

Takahashi Epsilon 180 f/2.8 astrograph with Canon EOS Ra camera

 

M78 is the blue nebulosity below the center of the picture. To the right of M78 are NGC2067 and NGC2064. The nebulosity in the top half of the picture is NGC2071.
79 NGC1904 Globular Cluster

Dream Machine Image

 
80 NGC6093 Globular Cluster M80  
80 NGC6093 Globular Cluster

Dream Machine Image

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera.   Three 5-minute exposures combined.

 

 

 

 

81 NGC3031 Galaxy M81

PlaneWave CDK24 image

M81 ASA 20-inch f/3.6 telescope image

ASA 20-inch f/3.6 telescope image

Dream Machine image

 

M81 and M82

Takahashi Epsilon 180 f/2.8 astrograph with ZWO ASI071 single shot color camera, eleven 300-second exposures median combined.

 
82 NGC3034; Arp 337; Cigar Galaxy Galaxy M82

PlaneWave CDK24 image

M82

Dream Machine image

 

M81 and M82

Takahashi Epsilon 180 f/2.8 astrograph with ZWO ASI071 single shot color camera, eleven 300-second exposures median combined.

 
81-82 NGC3301 (M81); NGC3034; Arp 337; Cigar Galaxy (M82) Galaxies M81 and M82  
83 NGC5236 Galaxy

Dream Machine Image

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera.   Three 5-minute exposures combined.

 

 

 

 

84 NGC4374 Galaxy

Dream Machine Image

M86 and M84

PlaneWave CDK24 24-inch f/6.5 telescope image

Markarian's Chain is in the central region of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster centered around M84 and M86. Only a portion of the chain is shown here on these Meade 8-in f/4 LXD55 images with a Canon 20Da camera. 

The more prominent galaxies are labeled in this image.

 

Markarian Galaxy Chain

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with a Canon 60Da camera.  Only a portion of the chain is shown here. 

Markarian Galaxy Chain labeled image

The more prominent galaxies are labeled in this image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85 NGC4382 Galaxy M85 with supernova (arrow)

PlaneWave CDK24 24-inch f/6.5 telescope with Finger Lakes Instrumentation Proline 9000 CCD

M85 with supernova 2020nlb

 

Dream Machine Image

Markarian Galaxy Chain

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with a Canon 60Da camera

Supernova 2020nlb was discovered in M85 on 6/25/2020 (UTC). The present image of M85 was obtained the following evening showing the supernova (arrow).

 

 

Cropped and enlarged image of M85 with supernova 2020nlb.

86 NGC4406 Galaxy

Dream Machine Image

M86 and M84

PlaneWave CDK24 24-inch f/6.5 telescope image

Markarian Galaxy chain

Markarian's Chain is in the central region of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster centered around M84 and M86. Only a portion of the chain is shown here on these Meade 8-in f/4 LXD75 images with a Canon 20Da camera. 

Markarian Galaxy chain

The more prominent galaxies are labeled in this image.

 

Markarian Galaxy Chain

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with a Canon 60Da camera.  Only a portion of the Markarian Galaxy chain is shown here. 

Markarian Galaxy Chain labeled image

The more prominent galaxies are labeled in this image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

87 NGC4486; Arp152 Galaxy M87

PlaneWave CDK24 24-inch f/6.5 telescope with FLI Proline KAF9000 CCD

M87, cropped and enlarged image

PlaneWave CDK24 24-inch f/6.5 telescope with FLI Proline KAF9000 CCD (cropped and enlarged image)

 

Dream Machine Image

 

Markarian Galaxy chain

Markarian Galaxy chain

Markarian Galaxy Chain

M87 and part of the Markarian Galaxy chain

 
88 NGC4501 Galaxy m88withSN.jpg (16233 bytes)
AP7 image showing M88 with supernova 1999cl.



Dream Machine image of M88 in 2005.

 

M91 and M88

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with a Canon 60Da camera. 

 

 
89 NGC4552 Galaxy

Dream Machine Image

M90 Takahashi 180 image

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with a Canon 20Da camera

 
90 NGC4569+IC3583; Arp76 Galaxy M90 PlaneWave CDK24 image

PlaneWave CDK24 24-inch f/6.5 telescope image

M90 Takahashi 180 image

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with a Canon 20Da camera

 
91 NGC4548 Galaxy

Dream Machine Image

M91 and M88

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with a Canon 60Da camera

 
92 NGC6341 Globular Cluster

Dream Machine Image

M92ASA20 20-inch f/3.6 astrograph image

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera.   Three 5-minute exposures combined.

 

 

 

 

93 NGC2447 Galactic (0pen) Cluster m93.jpg (42390 bytes)
AP7 image



Dream Machine image

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera.   Three 5-minute exposures combined.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

94 NGC4736 Galaxy

Dream Machine Image

 
95 NGC3351 Galaxy

Dream Machine image

 

M95, M96, M105 wide-field image

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 60Da camera.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

95 NGC3351 Galaxy M95 and M96 ASA20 20-inch f/3.6 astrograph with FLI Proline KAF9000 CCD
96 NGC3368 Galaxy

Dream Machine Image

 

M95, M96, M105 wide-field image

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 60Da camera

Image obtained 13 June 1998. Note the supernova.  It is north of the galaxy nucleus and faded considerably from discovery magnitude 13 on 27 May 1998.
96 NGC3368 Galaxy M95 and M96 ASA20 20-inch f/3.6 astrograph with FLI Proline KAF9000 CCD
97 NGC3587; Owl Nebula Planetary Nebula

Dream Machine Image

M97 on the morning of April 22, 2017

TPO RC 16-inch image

M108 and M97

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon EOS 20Da camera.

The small galaxy above (north) of M97 carries no designation in MegaStar 4.0. Below (south) of M97 is MCG+9-19-14.
97 NGC3587: Owl Nebula Planetary Nebula M97 and M108 ASA20 20-inch f/3.6 astrograph with FLI Proline KAF9000 CCD
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