Messier 110 List

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In the following, I reveal for the list of the 110 Messier objects (according to the Messier Guide from the Oculum publishing house), to what extent I have already photographed them with electronic telescopes or with astro cameras. Visual observations are not taken into account.

List

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Note: Except for corrections, the eVscope and eVscope 2 columns are closed.

Object	Name	Constellation	Type	eVscope	eVscope 2	Vespera	Vespera Pro	Comments
M 1	Crab Nebula	Taurus	GE					Supernova remnant from 1054
M 2		Aquarius	GC					One of the larger GC
M 3		Canes Venatici	GC					One of the larger GC
M 4		Scorpius	GC					One of the larger GC; down south and thus, hard to observe
M 5		Serpens Caput	GC					One of the larger GC
M 6		Scorpius	OC					Forms a cluster duo with M 7, but not in the eVscope...
M 7		Scorpius	OC					Forms a cluster duo with M 6, but not in the eVscope...
M 8	Lagoon Nebula	Sagittarius	OC+GN					Emission nebula (NGC 6523) and open star cluster (NGC 6530)
M 9		Ophiuchus	GC					Small globular star cluster
M 10		Ophiuchus	GC					Forms a pair with the globular star cluster M 12
M 11	Wild Ducks Cluster	Scutum	OC					Is located in the Scutum cloud, a special section of the Milky Way; therefore the photos are full of stars.
M 12		Ophiuchus	GC					Forms a pair with the globular star cluster M 10
M 13	Hercules Cluster	Hercules	GC					One of the largest GC
M 14		Ophiuchus	GC					The third of the three bright globular star clusters in Ophiuchus, but different in character from M 10 und M 12
M 15		Pegasus	GC					Supposedly, it is the best globular cluster in autumn, bright core
M 16	Eagle Nebula	Serpens	OC+GN					Star cluster M 16 embedded in the Eagle Nebula IC 4703
M 17	Omega or Swan Nebula	Sagittarius	GE					One of the most beautiful emission nebulae; in the reversing telescope, some people recognize a swan...
M 18		Sagittarius	OC					More a less a "sub par" star cluster
M 19		Ophiuchus	GC					Famous for its oval shape
M 20	Trifid Nebula	Sagittarius	GE					Is called Trifid Nebula because it consists of three parts.
M 21		Sagittarius	OC					Open star cluster that is given little attention
M 22		Sagittarius	GC					One of the largest GC
M 23		Sagittarius	OC					Large open star cluster (nearly moon size)
M 24	Small Sagittarius Cloud	Sagittarius	SC					Part of the Milky Way, too large for the eVscope
M 25		Sagittarius	OC					More of a "classical object for binoculars"
M 26		Scutum	OC					One of the more inconspicuous star clusters
M 27	Dumbbell Nebula	Vulpecula	PN					One of the most beautiful nebulae for me
M 28		Sagittarius	GC					Smaller than the nearby M 22
M 29		Cygnus	OC					Pattern created from only a few stars
M 30		Capricornus	GC					According to Stoyan, a typical globular star cluster that cannot be resolved in small telescopes. In the eVscope this is manifested by the very bright core.
M 31	Andromeda Galaxy	Andromeda	G					Too large for the eVscope's field of view
M 32	Comp. of Andromeda G.	Andromeda	G					Can be observed in the Vespera together with M 31, not well in the eVscope
M 33	Triangulum Galaxy	Triangulum	G					Very faint, details recognizable only after longer exposures
M 34		Perseus	OC					Large and nice open star cluster, reminds me of M 41
M 35		Gemini	OC					Large and nice open star cluster; with AI and Vespera also together with NGC 2518
M 36		Auriga	OC					Nice open star cluster, smaller than M 35
M 37		Auriga	OC					Nice, very dense open star cluster
M 38		Auriga	OC					Nice open star cluster, larger than M 36, not as dense as M 37
M 39		Cygnus	OC					Few stars
M 40		Ursa Major	DS					Optical double star; nearby are three small galaxies (NGC 4284, NGC 4290, PGC 39934)
M 41		Canis Major	OC					Large and nice open star cluster, reminds me of M 34; not as dense as M 35-38
M 42	Orion Nebula	Orion	GE					Too large, somewhat blurry, Trapezium mostly washed out in eVs(2)
M 43	De Mairan's Nebula	Orion	GN					Part of M 42 (the "head")
M 44	Praesepe/Crib	Cancer	OC					Too large for the eVs, a few bright stars
M 45	Pleiades	Taurus	OC					Too large for the eVs FoV; Vsp: as a mosaic
M 46		Puppis	OC					Large; NGC 2438 (PN) on the photo! Vsp: M 46 and M 47 in the same FoV (mosaic)
M 47		Puppis	OC					Large, contains some large bright stars; Vsp: M 47 and M 46 in the same FoV (mosaic)
M 48		Hydra	OC					Large, many bright stars, at the center many nearby stars...
M 49		Virgo	G					Elliptical galaxy
M 50		Monoceros	OC					Nice large open star cluster with many fine and some bright stars; Vsp: also with IC 2177 in a mosaic
M 51	Whirlpool Galaxy	Canes Venatici	G					Nice spiral galaxy with connected satellite galaxy NGC 5195
M 52		Cassiopeia	OC					Medium-sized open star cluster
M 53		Coma Berenices	GC					One of the smaller globular star clusters
M 54		Sagittarius	GC					The left one of the three globular star clusters M 54, M 70, and M 69. According to Stoyan, it is not a globular star cluster of our galaxy, but belongs to a dwarf galaxy, which is just being "cannibalized" by our galaxy.
M 55		Sagittarius	GC					Larger globular star cluster, very far in the south
M 56		Lyra	GC					One of the smaller globular star clusters
M 57	Ring Nebula	Lyra	PN					Ring clearly visible; tiny with Vsp
M 58		Virgo	G					Barred spiral galaxy, but hard to see in the eVs
M 59		Virgo	G					Elliptical galaxy, smaller than M 58; at a distance of 0.4° from M 60 (can be seen together with M 60 with a suitable section)
M 60		Virgo	G					Elliptical galaxy with satellite NGC 4647 (spiral galaxy); galaxies NGC 4638/37 and IC 809 also on some of the photos (and M 59 with a suitable section)
M 61		Virgo	G					Spiral galaxy, small and fine spiral in the eVscope; on May 6, 2020, the new supernova SN 2020jfo within it was discovered.
M 62		Ophiuchus	GC					Is located near the horizon, therefore hard to observe
M 63	Sunflower Galaxy	Canes Venatici	G					Nice, elongated spiral galaxy, somewhat larger
M 64	Blackeye Galaxy	Coma Berenices	G					Impressive spiral galaxy with unique look, somewhat larger
M 65		Leo	G					Thin, elongated spiral galaxy, spiral hard to see; part of the Leo triplet (with M 66 and NGC 3628); with M 66 in the eVs' rectangular FoV; with Vsp the whole triplet can be observed
M 66		Leo	G					Elongated spiral galaxy, spiral visible; part of the Leo triplet (with M 65 and NGC 3628); with M 65 in the eVs' rectangular FoV; with Vsp the whole triplet can be observed
M 67		Cancer	OC					Large, nice cluster with a few bright stars and many not so bright ones
M 68		Hydra	GC
M 69		Sagittarius	GC					Is located farthest to the West of the three globular clusters M 54, M 70, and M 69, small.
M 70		Sagittarius	GC					Is located in the middle one of the three globular clusters M 54, M 70, and M 69, small. Up to now, only photographed "disturbed".
M 71		Sagitta	GC					According to Stoyan, an unusually loose globular star cluster.
M 72		Aquarius	GC					According to Stoyan, one of the more inconspicuous globular star clusters
M 73		Aquarius	OC					According to Stoyan, one of the more obscure Messier objects, but worth visiting
M 74		Pisces	G					Nice spiral galaxy, but in the eVs(2) small.
M 75		Sagittarius	GC					According to Stoyan, following M 54, the farthest away globular star cluster in Messier's catalogue, which explains its low brightness and size.
M 76	Small Dumbbell Nebula	Perseus	PN					Small, colorful, rectangular
M 77		Cetus	G					Spiral galaxy, a bit more to see than with M 74, but in the end just a soft dot in the eVs
M 78		Orion	GR					Faint, but identifiable using two stars; around new moon, I was able to see more details
M 79		Lepus	GC					Smaller globular star cluster
M 80		Scorpius	GC					One of the fainter globular cluster, but nevertheless worthwhile; located almost as southernly as M 4.
M 81	Bode Galaxy	Ursa Major	G					Nice spiral galaxy; the spiral is not very conspicuous in the eVs
M 82	Cigar Galaxy	Ursa Major	G					Elongated irregular galaxy (cigar), dirsturbed by an encounter with M 81
M 83		Hydra	G
M 84		Virgo	G					Elliptical galaxy that can be seen together with M 86 in the eVs' FoV (+ NGC 4387 and a bit of NGC 4402); forms together with M 86 and NGC 4387 the "Great Galactic Face" (the latter is best accessed via NGC 4387).
M 85		Coma Berenices	G					Elliptical galaxy that can be seen together with the galaxy NGC 4394 (barred spiral) in the eVs' FoV; the new supernova 2020nlb (discovered on June 25, 2020) can be seen well.
M 86		Virgo	G					Observed alone and together with M 84 in the eVs' FoV (+ NGC 4387 and a bit of NGC 4402); forms together with M 84 and NGC 4387 the "Great Galactic Face."
M 87		Virgo	G					Elliptical galaxy, seen together with NGC 4478 in the eVs' FoV- and in the rectangular format also NGC 4476; has a jet stream; center of the Virgo galaxy cluster
M 88		Coma Berenices	G					Spiral galaxy, spiral can be recognized
M 89		Virgo	G					Elliptical galaxy, a small bright and fuzzy dot...
M 90		Virgo	G					Spiral galaxy, spiral can be recognized
M 91		Coma Berenices	G					Barred spiral galaxy, bar can be recognized, spiral not so much...
M 92		Hercules	GC					Nice globular star cluster, smaller than M 13, but brighter core
M 93		Puppis	OC					Nice open star cluster with compact center
M 94		Canes Venatici	G					Small spiral galaxy, the spiral appears more like a nebula
M 95		Leo	G					Small barred spiral galaxy, relatively faint, but the bar is visible. Forms a pair with M 96, but too far away for the eVs (40').
M 96		Leo	G					Spiral galaxy, forms a pair with M 95, but too far away for the eVs (40').
M 97	Owl Nebula	Ursa Major	PN					Small green dot with two dark spots; Vsp: Together with M 108 on the same photo
M 98		Coma Berenices	G					Spiral galaxy seen edge-on, small bright core
M 99		Coma Berenices	G					Spiral galaxy, almost seen face-on, similar to M 100 and M 101, but much smaller than M 101
M 100		Coma Berenices	G					Spiral galaxy, almost seen face-on, similar to M 99 and M 101, but much smaller than M 101; discovered 4-5 more galaxies on a photo!
M 101	Pinwheel Galaxy	Ursa Major	G					Spiral galaxy, seen face-on, similar to M 99 and M 100, but much larger than both; quite impressive in the eVs(2) and Vsp
M 102	Spindle Galaxy	Draco	G					Seen edge-on; shares the name "Spindle Galaxy" with two other galaxies
M 103		Cassiopeia	OC					Open star cluster with many fine stars; the brighter stars form a triangle
M 104	Sombrero Galaxy	Virgo	G					Spiral galaxy, seen nearly edge-on; the dust ring and the bright nucleus led to the name; very impressive in the eVs.
M 105		Leo	G					Bright elliptical galaxy; can be seen together with the galaxies NGC 3384 (elliptical) and the smaller NGC 3389 (spiral) in the eVs' FoV.
M 106		Canes Venatici	G					Larger and bright spiral galaxy with bright core; close to it there is the small spiral galaxy NGC 4248.
M 107		Ophiuchus	GC					The faintest of the Messier globular star clusters in constellation Ophiuchus (according to Stoyan)
M 108		Ursa Major	G					Barred spiral galaxy, nearly seen edge-on; Vsp: can be seen together with M 97
M 109		Ursa Major	G					Barred spiral galaxy, the bar is easily recognized in the eVs
M 110	Comp. of Andromeda G.	Andromeda	G					Satellite galaxy of M 31, very faint...

AI = Atik Infinity, 224 = ZWO ASI224, 294 = ZWO ASI294

References

Ronald Stoyan (2020). Messier Guide. Oculum-Verlag (ISBN: 978-3-938469-94-1)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=594