The following are my Messier 110 photos. Enjoy!


Messier Objects

Messier Number Comment Date imaged (mm/dd/yyyy) Camera Scope / mount # exp / time per Link to image
M1 Crab nebula 01/12/2011 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 40 /30sec M1
M2 globular cluster 10/03/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 10 / 30 sec M2
M3 globular cluster 03/20/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M3
M4 globular cluster 08/05/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M4
M5 globular cluster 05/28/5012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 30 sec M5
M6 Butterfly (open cluster) 08/05/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M6
M7 Ptolemy Cluster (open cluster) 08/05/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M7
M8 Lagoon nebula 07/18/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 5 / 240sec M8
M9 globular cluster 08/05/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M9
M10 globular cluster 05/28/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 30 sec M10
M11 Wild Duck cluster 09/20/2009 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 1 / 300 sec M11
M12 globular cluster 05/28/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 30 sec M12
M13 Hercules globular cluster 06/13/2011 Canon 350d unmod 254N / EQ5P 4 / 120 sec M13
M14 globular cluster 05/28/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M14
M15 globular cluster 10/03/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 10 / 30 sec M15
M16 Eagle nebula 06/27/2011 Canon 350d unmod 254N / EQ5P 6 / 300 sec M16
M17 Omega nebula 07/17/2010 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 36 / 60 sec M17
M18 open cluster 08/05/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M18
M19 globular cluster 08/05/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M19
M20 Trifid nebula 08/07/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 10 / 100 sec M20
M21 open cluster 10/13/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 5 / 30 sec M21
M22 Elliptical globular cluster 10/13/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 5 / 30 sec M22
M23 open cluster 10/13/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 4 / 30 sec M23
M24 Sagittarius Star Cloud 08/05/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M24
M25 open cluster 10/13/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 3 / 30 sec M25
M26 globular cluster 10/03/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 10 / 30 sec M26
M27 Dumbbell nebula 08/18/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 10 / 60 sec M27
M28 globular cluster 08/05/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 3 / 60 sec M28
M29 open cluster 08/06/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M29
M30 globular cluster 10/09/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 10 / 30 sec M30
M31 Andromeda galaxy 09/17/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 17 / 180 sec M31
M32 dwarf elliptical galaxy 10/15/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 7 / 180 sec M32
M33 Triangulum galaxy 10/26/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 16 / 180 sec M33
M34 open cluster 02/21/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 30 sec M34
M35 open cluster 01/27/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N/ Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M35
M36 open cluster 01/27/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N/ Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M36
M37 open cluster 01/27/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N/ Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M37
M38 open cluster 01/27/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N/ Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M38
M39 open cluster 10/15/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 5 / 30 sec M39
M40 double star 03/02/2012 DSI 2c 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 30 sec M40
M41 open cluster 02/21/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 30 sec M41
M42 Orion nebula 01/24/2011 Canon 350d unmod 254N / EQ5P 20 / 10 sec M42
M43 Portion of Orion nebula 01/24/2011 Canon 350d unmod 254N / EQ5P 20 / 10 sec M43
M44 Beehive cluster 01/27/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M44
M45 Pleiades 12/13/2010 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 15 / 10 sec M45
M46 open cluster w/nebula 02/03/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M46
M47 open cluster 02/03/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M47
M48 open cluster 02/03/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M48
M49 Elliptical / lenticular galaxy 03/09/2012 DSI 2c 254N / Atlas EQ-g 9 / 60 sec M49
M50 open cluster 01/27/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M50
M51 Whirlpool galaxy 03/16/2010 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 8 / 60 sec M51
M52 open cluster 01/08/2010 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 6 / 20 sec M52
M53 globular cluster 03/09/2012 DSI 2c 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M53
M54 globular cluster 10/13/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 5 / 30 sec M54
M55 globular cluster 10/13/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 5 / 30 sec M55
M56 globular cluster 08/06/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M56
M57 Ring nebula 06/25/2011 Canon 350d unmod 254N / EQ5P 8 / 120 sec M57
M58 barred spiral galaxy 03/09/2012 DSI 2c 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M58
M59 elliptical galaxy 03/20/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 120 sec M59
M60 elliptical galaxy 03/09/2012 DSI 2c 254N / Atlas EQ-g 9 / 60 sec M60
M61 spiral galaxy 03/09/2012 DSI 2c 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M61
M62 globular cluster 08/05/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M62
M63 Sunflower galaxy 04/25/2010 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 11 / 90 sec M63
M64 Blackeye galaxy 05/15/2010 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 50 / 15 sec M64
M65 spiral galaxy 05/31/2010 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 5 /30 sec M65
M66 intermediate spiral galaxy 02/24/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 120 sec M66
M67 open cluster 02/03/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M67
M68 globular cluster 05/28/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 30 sec M68
M69 globular cluster 08/05/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M69
M70 globular cluster 08/05/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M70
M71 globular cluster 11/01/2009 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 20 /30 sec M71
M72 globular cluster 10/09/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 10 / 30 sec M72
M73 open cluster 10/09/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 10 / 30 sec M73
M74 face on spiral galaxy 11/09/2010 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 30 / 120 sec M74
M75 globular cluster 08/05/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M75
M76 Little Dumbbell nebula 10/09/2010 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 60 / 60 sec M76
M77 barred spiral galaxy 02/03/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M77
M78 Reflection nebula 12/18/2009 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 17 / 25 sec M78
M79 globular cluster 02/03/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M79
M80 globular cluster 05/28/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 30 sec M80
M81 Bodes galaxy 02/12/2011 Canon 350d unmod 254N / EQ5P 6 / 300 sec M81
M82 Cigar galaxy 12/20/2009 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P unk M82
M83 Southern pinwheel galaxy 05/04/2010 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 7 / 120 sec M83
M84 lenticular galaxy 03/02/2012 DSI 2c 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M84
M85 lenticular galaxy 03/02/2012 DSI 2c 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M85
M86 lenticular galaxy 03/02/2012 DSI 2c 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M86
M87 supergiant elliptical galaxy 03/02/2012 DSI 2c 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M87
M88 spiral galaxy 03/02/2012 DSI 2c 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M88
M89 elliptical galaxy 03/02/2012 DSI 2c 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M89
M90 spiral galaxy 03/02/2012 DSI 2c 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M90
M91 barred spiral galaxy 03/09/2012 DSI 2c 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M91
M92 globular cluster 11/01/2009 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 20 / 30 sec M92
M93 open cluster 02/21/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 30 sec M93
M94 sprial galaxy 03/20/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 120 sec M94
M95 barred spiral galaxy 03/04/2011 Canon 350d unmod 254N / EQ5P 19 / 240 sec M95
M96 intermediate spiral galaxy 02/24/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 /120 sec M96
M97 Owl Nebula 03/09/2011 Canon 350d unmod 254N / EQ5P 30 / 120 sec M97
M98 spiral galaxy 03/02/2012 DSI 2c 254N / Atlas EQ-g 11 / 60 sec M98
M99 unbarred spiral galaxy 03/31/2011 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 15 / 90 sec M99
M100 grand design spiral galaxy 03/31/2011 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 15 / 90 sec M100
M101 Pin wheel galaxy 05/14/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 13 / 500 sec M101
M102 The Spindle Galaxy 04/15/2011 Canon 350d unmod 254N / EQ5P 19 / 240 sec M102
M103 open cluster 10/15/2011 Canon 350d mod 254N / EQ5P 5 / 30 sec M103
M104 Sombrero galaxy 04/15/2010 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 18 / 60 sec M104
M105 elliptical galaxy 02/24/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 120 sec M105
M106 spiral galaxy 03/10/2011 Canon 350d unmod 254N / EQ5P 21 / 240 sec M106
M107 globular cluster 05/28/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M107
M108 barred spiral galaxy 02/21/2012 Canon 350d mod 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 60 sec M108
M109 barred spiral galaxy 03/02/2012 DSI 2c 254N / Atlas EQ-g 10 / 120 sec M109
M110 dwarf elliptical galaxy 09/26/2010 DSI 2c 254N / EQ5P 28 / 60 sec M110