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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
Main | 001 - 024 | 025 - 048 | 049 - 073 | 074 - 097 | 098 - 110
 
Messier Object Other Name(s) Type of Object Thumbnail Image Comments
25 IC4725 Galactic (0pen) Cluster

Dream Machine Image

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

  

 

 

 
26 NGC6694 Galactic (0pen) Cluster

Dream Machine Image

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

  

 

 

 
27 NGC6853 Planetary Nebula

Dream Machine Image

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

  

 

 

 
28 NGC6626 Globular Cluster

Dream Machine Image

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

  

 

 

 
29 NGC6913 Galactic (Open) Cluster

Dream Machine Image

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

  

 

 

 
30 NGC7099 Globular Cluster

Dream Machine Image

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

  

 

 

 
31 NGC224; The Great Andromeda Galaxy Galaxy m31.jpg (18051 bytes)
AP7 image



Takahashi Epsilon 130 image with Nikon D100 digital camera. Two minute exposure.

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da.  Three 5-min exposures combined.
135mm telephoto image with Nikon D100 camera. Two minute exposure.



Takahashi Epsilon 130 image with with Canon 20da camera. Five minute exposure
32 NGC221; UGC452; Arp168 Galaxy
Notice M31 in the background. Dream Machine Image.		 m32.jpg (26144 bytes)
Black and White AP7 image obtained as part of the Arp galaxy marathon on November 16-17, 1998.
33 NGC598 Galaxy

Dream Machine image

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image

  
34 NGC1039 Galactic (0pen) Cluster

Dream Machine Image.

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

  

 

 

 
35 NGC2168 Galactic (0pen) Cluster

Dream Machine Image


 

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

  

 

 
36 NGC1960 Galactic (0pen) Cluster

Dream Machine Image

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

  

 

 

 
37 NGC2099 Galactic (0pen) Cluster

Dream Machine Image

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

  

 

 

 
38 NGC1912 Galactic (0pen) Cluster

Dream Machine Image

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

  

 

 

 
39 NGC7092 Galactic (0pen) Cluster

Dream Machine Image

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

  

 

 

 
40 Winnecke 4 Double Star

Dream Machine Image

 

Meade LXD55 8-inch f/4 image with QSI 532 CCD

 M40 consists of the double stars. The small galaxy is MCG10-18-32. The bright star is 70 Ursa Majoris (magnitude 5.5)

 

 

 
41 NGC2287 Galactic (0pen) Cluster m41.jpg (40097 bytes)
AP7 image



Dream Machine image


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

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
42 M42; NGC1976; The Orion Nebula Diffuse Nebula m42.jpg (18723 bytes)
AP7 image



Telephoto image with Canon 20Da camera.

  
43 NGC1982 Diffuse Nebula m43.jpg (20964 bytes)
AP7 image		 This is a composite of a 60 second exposure in red (R), a 60 second exposure in green (V), and a 90 second exposure in blue (B).
44 M44 (NGC2632); Praesepe; The Beehive Cluster Galactic (Open) Cluster
Dream Machine image.


Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.
135mm f/2.8 telephoto lens image of M44 taken on Kodak VR1000 film with a 15 minute exposure.
 
45 The Pleiades Galactic (Open) Cluster with Surrounding Nebulosity
Takahashi Epsilon 130 image with a Nikon D100 digital camera. Two minute exposure.

Dream Machine image showing the region around Alcyone.

Canon 20 Da digital camera image with 200 mm f/4.5 lens. Five minute exposure.		 The CCD image from the 24-inch telescope provides a very limited view of the Pleiades. The Pleiades are best shown with wide-field photography such as the images with the Nikon and Canon digital cameras.

 


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This film image was obtained with the then Grassland five-inch f/5 finder as part of the Photographic Messier Marathon.

 
45 The Pleiades Galactic (0pen) Cluster with Surrounding Nebulosity

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

Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da.  Six 10-min exposures combined
46 NGC2437 Galactic (0pen) Cluster with Planetary Nebula (NGC2438) m46.jpg (52529 bytes)
AP7 image



Dream Machine image

M46 and M47: Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20da camera.  Three 5-min exposures combined.

  
47 NGC2422 Galactic (0pen) Cluster  
48 NGC2548 Galactic (0pen) Cluster

Dream Machine Image

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

  

 

 

 
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