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Pleiades
The Pleiades ( ), also known as Seven Sisters and Messier 45 (M45), is an asterism of an open star cluster containing young B-type stars in the northwest of the constellation Taurus. At a distance of about 444 light-years, it is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and the nearest Messier object to Earth, being the most obvious star cluster to the naked eye in the night sky. It contains the reflection nebulae NGC 1432, an HII region, and NGC 1435, known as the Merope Nebula. Around 2330 BC the Pleiades marked the vernal point. Due to the brightness of its stars, the Pleiades is viewable fr
Andromeda Galaxy
barred spiral galaxy within the Local Group
Crab Nebula
Supernova remnant
Orion Nebula
diffuse nebula
Triangulum Galaxy
spiral galaxy in the constellation of Triangulum
Messier object
astronomical objects catalogued by Charles Messier
Lagoon Nebula
emission nebula and H II region in Sagittarius
Sombrero Galaxy
Unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo
Messier 81
galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
Eagle Nebula
eagle-like animal nebula
Pinwheel Galaxy
spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
Messier 87
galaxy in the Virgo Galactic Cluster
Black Eye Galaxy
spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
Messier 2
Globular cluster
Messier 3
galactic globular cluster in the constellation Canes Venatici
Messier 82
galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
Whirlpool Galaxy
galaxy
Messier 4
Globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius. Closest globular cluster.
Trifid Nebula
HII region
Ring Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra
Sunflower Galaxy
spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici
Messier 106
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici
Omega Nebula
H II region in the constellation Sagittarius, discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux
Messier 15
Globular cluster
Messier 110
elliptical galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
Messier 78
Reflection nebula in the constellation Orion
Messier 5
Globular cluster
Messier 74
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces
Owl Nebula
planetary nebula in the constellation Ursa Major
Messier 32
elliptical galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
Butterfly Cluster
Open cluster in the constellation Scorpius
Messier 7
Open cluster
Messier 13
Inneragual globular cluster
Wild Duck Cluster
Open cluster in the constellation Scutum
Dumbbell Nebula
Planetary nebula
Messier 12
Globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus
Messier 43
Nebula and H II region in the constellation Orion
Messier 10
Globular cluster
Messier 9
globular cluster
Messier 39
open cluster in the constellation Cygnus
Messier 83
Barred spiral galaxy in the constellations Centaurus and Hydra
Messier 84
elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo
Messier 98
galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
Messier 49
elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo
Messier 21
Open cluster
Messier 94
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici
Messier 19
globular cluster
Messier 14
globular cluster
Messier 100
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenicies
Beehive Cluster
open cluster
M52
open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia
Messier 38
open cluster in the constellation Auriga
Messier 26
open cluster
Messier 77
spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
Messier 99
galaxy
Messier 50
Open cluster
Messier 53
globular cluster in the constellation Coma Berenices
Messier 105
galaxy
Messier 70
Globular cluster
Messier 34
Open cluster in the constellation Perseus