M57 (NGC 6720) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra commonly known as the Ring Nebula.
by Mark Bailey
Messier 57
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Messier 71 — loose glob
Messier 27
M27 (NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula commonly known as the Dumbbell Nebula.
Messier 29
M29 (NGC 6913) is an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus.
The cluster is in the center of the frame.
by Mark Bailey
Messier 39
M39 (NGC 7092) is an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus.
The blue stars with spikes are most of the cluster.
by Mark Bailey
Messier 76
M76 (NGC 650/651) is a planetary nebula in Perseus known as the Little Dumbbell Nebula. It is one of the faintest Messier objects and one of only four planetary nebulae in Messier’s catalog.
A planetary nebula is from an exploded star, in spite of its name .
M76 is in the center of the frame below.:
Messier 77
M77 (NGC 1068) is a spiral galaxy in constellation Cetus.
M77 is in center of frame below.
Messier 74
M74 (NGC 628) is a spiral galaxy in Pisces.
The picture was taken with a modified Canon Rebel on a TEC 140 from the Alpenglow Torrey House Observatory in the dark sky community of Torrey, Utah on September 26th 2022.
Messier 33
M33 (NGC 598) is a spiral Galaxy in Triangulum called the Triangulum Galaxy.
M33 is in the center of the frame below.
Messier 31
M31 (NGC 224) is a spiral galaxy in Andromeda and is our closest galaxy neighbor– the Andromeda Galaxy.
Most of M31 is in the frame below.
