Messier Checklist
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This is our Messier object checklist. M-Objects will be checked off as we find them and there is no particular order here. We are in no rush to locate these beauties. Just casually checking them off as we observe them.
Here are the ones we have found so far…
M5 was observed on May 14th, 2010 in the southern skies at the Barnyard. Bright globular cluster in the middle of Scorpio Serpens
M5 was observed on May 5th, 2010 in the southern skies. Fairly bright globular cluster just off the upper part of Scorpio
M13 was observed on May 14th, 2010 in the Eastern skies at the Barnyard. Bright globular located on the side of the keystone in Hercules
M44 (Beehive Cluster) was observed on May 17th, 2010 low in southwest skies. Very beautiful open cluster. Looked like shining gems. Visible through the finder scope. Right in the heart of Cancer.
M51 was observed on May 5th, 2010 very high in the sky near the zenith. Dim but very large interactive galaxies near the last star in the handle of the Big Dipper. First galactic body ever observed. Awesome sight. Will visit this again.
M81 was observed on May 8th, 2010 in west southwest skies. Located using the two bright stars that make the right side of the pan in the Big Dipper. M81 and M82 in the same field of view at once. Breathtaking.
M82 was observed on May 8th, 2010 in west southwest skies. Located using the two bright stars that make the right side of the pan in the Big Dipper. Dimmer than M81 but equally brilliant when viewed together through our 30mm Wide Field.
M101 was observed on May 18th, 2010 directly above in Ursa Major. This very low surface level brightness galaxy was very challenging to locate and was quite dim. Looking forward to revisiting this object on a darker less moonlit night outside city limits. Large smoky disc.
