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Grasslands : The Messier Objects in Color

 
All images are oriented with the North at the top and the West to the right.

Table of Messier Objects
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Messier Object Other Name(s) Type of Object Thumbnail Image Comments
1 The Crab Nebula; NGC1952 Supernova remnant

 

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

2 NGC7089 Globular Cluster  
3 NGC5272 Globular Cluster

 

 

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

4 NGC6121 Globular Cluster

 

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

5 NGC5904 Globular Cluster

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meade LXD55 8-inch f/4 telescope, QSI CCD

6 NGC6405 Galactic (0pen) Cluster

 

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

7 NGC6475 Galactic (0pen) Cluster

 

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

8 Lagoon Nebula; NGC6523, NGC6530 Diffuse Nebula

 

 

 

Canon 300 mm f/3.8 lens, 10-min exposure with Canon 20da camera.

Takahashi Epsilon 180 f/2.8 telescope, Canon 20da camera, 10-min exposure.

9 NGC6333 Globular Cluster

 

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

10 NGC6254 Globular Cluster

 

 

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

11 NGC6705 Galactic (0pen) Cluster m11.jpg (52928 bytes)
AP7 Image



Dream Machine Image

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

12 NGC6218 Globular Cluster

 

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

13 NGC6205 Globular Cluster

 

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

14 NGC6402 Globular Cluster

 

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

15 NGC7078 Globular Cluster

 

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

16 Eagle Nebula; Star Queen Nebular; NGC6611 Galactic (Open) Cluster and Nebula

 

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 f/2.8 telescope, Canon 20da camera, 10-min exposure.

17 Omega Nebula; Horseshoe Nebula; NGC6618; Checkmark Nebula; Swan Nebula Emission Nebula

 

 

 

 

Canon 300 mm f/3.8 lens, 10-min exposure with Canon 20da camera.

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 f/2.8 telescope, Canon 20da camera, 10-min exposure.

18 NGC6613 Galactic (0pen) Cluster

 

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

19 NGC6273 Globular Cluster  
20 Trifid Nebula; NGC6514 Diffuse Nebula

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canon 300 mm f/3.8 lens, 10-min exposure with Canon 20da camera.

Takahashi Epsilon 180 f/2.8 telescope, Canon 20da camera, 10-min exposure.

Meade LXD55 8-inch f/4 telescope, QSI 532 CCD, exposures in clear, red, green, and blue combined.

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

21 NGC6531 Galactic (0pen) Cluster

 

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

22 NGC6656 Globular Cluster  
23 NGC6494 Galactic (0pen) Cluster

 

 

 

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

24 NGC6603 Galactic (0pen) Cluster m24.jpg (86076 bytes)
AP7 Image



Dream Machine Image

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canon 300 mm f/3.8 lens, 10-min exposure with Canon 20da camera.

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.   Three 5-min exposures combined

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