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Galaxies are visible to the naked eye, so early observers no doubt saw them. But without telescopes, even the sharpest vision only showed them a small smudges in the sky.
In the late 1700s, the French astronomer Charles Messier couldn't have cared less about other galaxies, and in fact, didn't know what they were. Messier was a comet hunter, and finding comets was his great joy in life. To speed his discovery of potential comets, Messier created a catalog of smudgy comet-like things in the sky that were NOT comets, so that he could quickly reject them the next time he saw them.
These Messier Catalog objects were, predominantly, other galaxies, and many of the galaxies that we still study are named or referenced by their numbers in Messier's catalog. For example, the Great Nebula in Andromeda, sometimes called the "Andromeda galaxy", is item number 31 on Messier's list; M31 in Andromeda.
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Who found the galaxies?
who discovered the galaxies who discovered the galaxies
Why are the stars found in galaxies?
Because that is what galaxies are "made" up of.
What are galaxies found in clusters called?
They are simply called "galaxies which are part of a cluster".
What are galaxies that are found in clusters?
Most galaxies, even our own, are found in groups or clusters. For example, the Local Group contains several galaxies including the Milky Way, Andromeda, and the Magellanic clouds.
Where is a black hole found?
Most of them are found at the center of the galaxies.
What Galaxy is a nebula found?
Nebulae are found in most galaxies
Are there any galaxies nebulae or meteor showers found in Aquarius?
There are galaxies and nebula in every direction, including Aquarius.
Where are irregular galaxy's often found?
They are found near other irregular galaxies.
Where are irregular galaxies found?
They are formed at the SHlT center
Are there at least 350 billion or more large galaxies in the observable universe?
Yes, because scientists have found hundreds and hundreds of galaxies already and scientists say that there are more galaxies out there that they haven't found!
Are black holes found IN the center of every galaxy?
Not all galaxies, but it is believed that the majority of galaxies have central black holes.
How are galaxy's found?
At least 3 or 4 galaxies can be seen with the naked eye. Other galaxies can be seen if you watch through a telescope. Basically, in any direction you look, there are galaxies.
