Nebulae and Galaxies
If the question is about the Triffid Nebula, then the M stands for Messier, after the French astronomer Charles Messier who catalogued some astronomical objects in 1771. He was a comet hunter and wanted a list of objects that could be confused with comets so that he could reject them quickly.If the question is about the Triffid Nebula, then the M stands for Messier, after the French astronomer Charles Messier who catalogued some astronomical objects in 1771. He was a comet hunter and wanted a list of objects that could be confused with comets so that he could reject them quickly.If the question is about the Triffid Nebula, then the M stands for Messier, after the French astronomer Charles Messier who catalogued some astronomical objects in 1771. He was a comet hunter and wanted a list of objects that could be confused with comets so that he could reject them quickly.If the question is about the Triffid Nebula, then the M stands for Messier, after the French astronomer Charles Messier who catalogued some astronomical objects in 1771. He was a comet hunter and wanted a list of objects that could be confused with comets so that he could reject them quickly.
He didn't. The numbers were given them by Otto Erich Deutsch who catalogued Schubert's music.
He is the person who catalogued Mozart's music. Hence Mozart's compositions are identified by K numbers.
M stands for Messier, CSC stands for Cambridge Star Catalogue...
Leo contains three spiral galaxies (Messier 96, Messier 95, Messier 66 and Messier 65) and one elliptical galaxy (Messier 105).
The crater Messier on the Moon and the asteroid7359 Messier were named in his honor
Daniel Messier's birth name is Varoujan Daniel Messier.
Daniel Messier is 6' 1".
Mark Messier's birth name is Mark John Douglas Messier.
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Mitch Messier was born in 1965.
Paul Messier was born in 1958.