The Crab Nebula is the 1st object listed in the Messier Catalog

MEDIA ALERT: LOWELL OBSERVATORY PRESENTS MESSIER MARATHON STAR PARTY ON MARCH 11

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03/08/2022

By Kevin Schindler

MEDIA ALERTMarch 8, 2022 Event link: Messier Marathon 2022: An Overnight Virtual Star Party » Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ. – On March 11, Lowell Observatory will host a star party […]

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Messier Marathon 2022: An Overnight Virtual Star Party

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03/07/2022

By Madison Mooney

French astronomer Charles Messier is best known for compiling an astronomical catalog of 110 nebulae and faint star clusters. A comet hunter by trade, Messier discovered a total of 13 […]

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