Messier Catalog

Astro Log: May 3rd, 2013

Equipment: 16” Dobsonian, 55mm, 12mm TeleVue eypieces. New objects observed: Messier 61, NGC 4261, NGC 4260, NGC 4270, NGC 4273, NGC 4281, NGC 4268, NGC 4324, Messier 98, Messier 100, NGC 4312, Messier 83 (Update: Geez, how did I manage to forget to actually list these when I first wrote this? I plead distraction by kids.) Previously viewed objects observed: Messier 44, Saturn Location: Near Mt. St. Helens I had been on the verge of having observed all of the Messier objects for a while, but conditions here haven’t been good for observing for months.

Another Messier Roundup

My current status with observing Messier objects: Messier 1 (observed) Messier 2 (observed) Messier 3 (observed) Messier 4 (observed) Messier 5 (observed) Messier 6 (observed) Messier 7 (observed) Messier 8 (observed) Messier 9 (observed) Messier 10 (unobserved) Messier 11 (observed) Messier 12 (unobserved) Messier 13 (observed) Messier 14 (observed) Messier 15 (observed) Messier 16 (observed) Messier 17 (observed) Messier 18 (observed) Messier 19 (observed) Messier 20 (observed) Messier 21 (observed) Messier 22 (observed) Messier 23 (unobserved) Messier 24 (unobserved) Messier 25 (unobserved) Messier 26 (observed) Messier 27 (observed) Messier 28 (observed) Messier 29 (observed) Messier 30 (observed) Messier 31 (observed) Messier 32 (observed) Messier 33 (observed) Messier 34 (observed) Messier 35 (observed) Messier 36 (observed) Messier 37 (observed) Messier 38 (observed) Messier 39 (observed) Messier 40 (observed) Messier 41 (observed) Messier 42 (observed) Messier 43 (observed) Messier 44 (observed) Messier 45 (observed) Messier 46 (observed) Messier 47 (observed) Messier 48 (unobserved) Messier 49 (observed) Messier 50 (observed) Messier 51 (observed) Messier 52 (observed) Messier 53 (observed) Messier 54 (observed) Messier 55 (unobserved) Messier 56 (observed) Messier 57 (observed) Messier 58 (observed) Messier 59 (observed) Messier 60 (observed) Messier 61 (unobserved) Messier 62 (observed) Messier 63 (observed) Messier 64 (observed) Messier 65 (observed) Messier 66 (observed) Messier 67 (observed) Messier 68 (observed) Messier 69 (observed) Messier 70 (observed) Messier 71 (observed) Messier 72 (observed) Messier 73 (observed) Messier 74 (observed) Messier 75 (unobserved) Messier 76 (observed) Messier 77 (observed) Messier 78 (unobserved) Messier 79 (observed) Messier 80 (observed) Messier 81 (observed) Messier 82 (observed) Messier 83 (unobserved) Messier 84 (observed) Messier 85 (observed) Messier 86 (observed) Messier 87 (observed) Messier 88 (observed) Messier 89 (observed) Messier 90 (observed) Messier 91 (observed) Messier 92 (observed) Messier 93 (unobserved) Messier 94 (observed) Messier 95 (observed) Messier 96 (observed) Messier 97 (observed) Messier 98 (unobserved) Messier 99 (observed) Messier 100 (unobserved) Messier 101 (observed) Messier 102 (observed) Messier 103 (observed) Messier 104 (observed) Messier 105 (observed) Messier 106 (observed) Messier 107 (unobserved) Messier 108 (unobserved) Messier 109 (unobserved) Messier 110 (observed)

Messier List Updated - Updated Further

This an updated list of the Messier objects I've observed, both at home and remote locations, with a bonus list of the Messier objects I still have to observe. 72 76 Messier objects observed Messier 1 - 1 Messier 2 - 2   Messier 3 - 1 Messier 4 - 1 Messier 5 - 2 Messier 6 - 1   Messier 8 - 2   Messier 9 - 1   Messier 11 - 1 Messier 13 - 4   Messier 14 - 1 Messier 16 - 2   Messier 17 -  2   Messier 18 - 1   Messier 19 - 1   Messier 20 - 2 Messier 21 - 2 Messier 22 - 1 Messier 26 - 1 Messier 27 - 1 Messier 28 - 1 Messier 29 - 1 Messier 30 - 1 Messier 31 - 18 Messier 32 - 17 Messier 33 - 5 Messier 34 - 1 Messier 35 - 1 Messier 36 - 2 Messier 37 - 1 Messier 38 - 1 Messier 39 - 1   Messier 41 - 1   Messier 42 - 5   Messier 44 - 1   Messier 45 - 1   Messier 46 - 1   Messier 47 - 1   Messier 49 - 1   Messier 50 - 1   Messier 51 - 1   Messier 52 - 1   Messier 53 - 2   Messier 54 - 2   Messier 56 - 1   Messier 57 - 5   Messier 58 - 1   Messier 60 - 1   Messier 62 - 1   Messier 63 - 1   Messier 64 - 1   Messier 67 - 1   Messier 69 - 1 Messier 70 - 1 Messier 71 - 1 Messier 72 - 1 Messier 73 - 1 Messier 74 - 1 Messier 76 - 1 Messier 77 - 1   Messier 80 - 1   Messier 81 - 9   Messier 82 - 8   Messier 84 - 1   Messier 86 - 1   Messier 87 - 3   Messier 89 - 1 Messier 92 - 3   Messier 94 - 3   Messier 97 - 1 Messier 101 - 1   Messier 102 - 1 (according to some, anyway) Messier 103 - 1   Messier 104 - 1 Messier 106 - 1 Messier 110 - 5

Messier Roundup

It's been a little over a year since I started observing things with my telescope, so I'm taking the time to count up the various Messier objects I've been able to see, and how many times I've tagged an Astro Log with that Messier object. This doesn't mean I've only seen that object that many times - I may not have tagged it, or just didn't bother writing something down.

From the list, I've found 60 total, assuming you count NGC 5866 as Messier 102. If not, then it's 59. Not bad for the first year at this latitude. The five most tagged objects are M31 (12), M32 (11), M81 (9), M82 (8), and M57 (5). I'm more than halfway there, and I've been getting better and finding the more difficult objects. There are some, though, that I'm going to have to try and get at much darker skies than my house, either because they're rather dim or because they're so far south on the horizon (looking at you, Scorpius and Sagittarius) that I can't get them through buildings, haze, and skyglow from here.

Messier 2  - 2  
Messier 3   - 1
Messier 4   -   1
Messier 5  - 2
Messier 6  - 1  
Messier 8   - 2  
Messier 9  - 1  
Messier 11 - 1
Messier 13  - 4  
Messier 16  - 2  
Messier 17 -  2  
Messier 18  - 1  
Messier 19 - 1  
Messier 20 - 2
Messier 21  -  2
Messier 22 - 1
Messier 26 - 1
Messier 27 -  1
Messier 28 - 1
Messier 29  - 1
Messier 31 - 12
Messier 32 - 11
Messier 33  -   2  
Messier 41 - 1  
Messier 42  -  4  
Messier 44 - 1  
Messier 45 - 1  
Messier 46 - 1  
Messier 47  - 1  
Messier 49 - 1  
Messier 50   -  1  
Messier 51 - 1  
Messier 52 - 1  
Messier 53 -  2  
Messier 54  - 2  
Messier 56 -  1  
Messier 57 - 5  
Messier 58  - 1  
Messier 60  - 1  
Messier 62 - 1  
Messier 63 - 1  
Messier 64 - 1  
Messier 67 -  1  
Messier 71 - 1
Messier 73  - 1  
Messier 8   - 2  
Messier 80  - 1  
Messier 81  - 9  
Messier 82 - 8  
Messier 84  - 1  
Messier 86 - 1  
Messier 87 - 3  
Messier 89 - 1
Messier 92 - 3  
Messier 94  -  3  
Messier 97  - 1  
Messier 102 - 1  
Messier 103 - 1  
Messier 104 - 1
Messier 106 - 1
Messier 110 - 2