Pictures of the Messier Objects - Numbers 41 to 80

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M41 m41.gif (37853 bytes) Open Cluster in Canis Major. Mag 4.5, 38', 150 stars.
200mm f3.5 lens guided by 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Single exposure 3 minutes.
M42 m42.gif (55976 bytes) The Orion Nebula. Mag 4, 45'. Central 4 stars form the trapezium. Click here to see a shorter exposure showing the trapezium.
10" Orion Optics GX250 Newtonian f4.8, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 3 minutes.
M43 m43.gif (74184 bytes) Bright Nebula, adjacent to Orion Nebula. Mag 9, 20' x 15'.
10" Orion Optics GX250 Newtonian f4.8, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 3 minutes.
M44 m44.jpg (21264 bytes) The 'Beehive' Open Cluster in Cancer, Mag 3.1, 95', Very large, image shows just small part. Best viewed at low power or with binoculars.
10" Meade LX200 f4.2, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Single 1 minute exposure.
M45 m45.gif (53664 bytes) The Pleiades in Taurus, classic cluster.
200mm f3.5 lens guided by 10" Orion Optics GX250 f4.8, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Integration time 5 minutes.
M46 m46.gif (62989 bytes) Open Cluster in Puppis, Mag 6.1, 27', 150 stars mag 10 -13. Also shows Planetary Nebula NGC2438, Mag 11.0, 1.1'.
10" Meade LX200 f6.3, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Two exposures of 3 minutes each, summed together.
M47 m47.gif (20407 bytes) Open Cluster in Puppis, Mag 4.4, 30', 30 stars bright but sparse. Two double stars involved.
10" Meade LX200 f6.3, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Single 1 minute exposure.
M48 m48.gif (32073 bytes) Open Cluster in Hydra, Mag 5.8, 54', 50 stars mag 9 -13. Large cluster - this photograph only shows the centre.
10" Meade LX200 f6.3, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Single 1 minute exposure.
M49 m49.gif (53739 bytes) E4 Elliptical Galaxy, Virgo, Mag 8.4, 8' x 7'.
10" Meade LX200 f6.3, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Single 3 minute exposure.
M50 m50.gif (44547 bytes) Open Cluster in Monoceros, Mag 5.9, 16', 100 stars mag 9 -14.
10" Meade LX200 f6.3, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Single 3 minute exposure.
M51 m51.gif (33537 bytes) Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici, Mag 8.4, 9' x 7.5'. 10" scope just shows the spiral nature on a good night.
- 10" Meade LX200 f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 9 minutes.
M52 m52.gif (74702 bytes) Open Cluster in Cassiopeia, Mag 6.9, 13', 200 stars.
- 10" Orion Optics GX250 Newtonian f4.8, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 3 minutes.
M53 m53.gif (32696 bytes) Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices, Mag 7.7, 12.6', star mag 12+,
- 10" Orion Optics GX250 Newtonian f4.8, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 3 minutes
M56 m56.gif (62410 bytes) Globular Cluster in Lyra, Mag 8.3, 7.1', stars mag 11+,
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4.2, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Single 5 minute exposure.
M57 m57.gif (9371 bytes) The Ring Nebula in Lyra, 10" Meade LX200 SCT f10, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Integration time 6 minutes.
M58 m58.gif (33748 bytes) Sb Spiral Galaxy in Virgo, Mag 9.7, 6' x 5'.
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 12 minutes.
M59 m59.gif (42668 bytes) E3 Elliptical Galaxy in Virgo, Mag 9.6, 4.5' x 3.5'.
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Single 3 minute exposure.
M60 E1 Elliptical Galaxy in Virgo, Mag 8.8, 3' x 2.5' and NGC4647 Mag 11.3.
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Two 3 minute exposures. Effective integration time 6 minutes.
M61 m61.gif (20389 bytes) Sc Spiral Galaxy in Virgo, Mag 9.6, 6.6' x 6.4'.
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 12 minutes.
M63 m63.gif (89074 bytes) Sb Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici, Mag 8.6, 15' x 9'.
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes.
M64 m64.gif (20133 bytes) Blackeye Galaxy (Sa) in Coma Berenices, M8.5, 10.5' x 5'
- 10" Orion Optics GX250 Newtonian f4.8, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 5 minutes.
M65 m65.gif (17690 bytes) SB Spiral Galaxy in Leo, Mag 9.3, 9.5' x 2.3'
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4.2, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 10 minutes.
M66 m66.gif (24336 bytes) Sb Spiral Galaxy in Leo, Mag 8.9, 9' x 4.2'
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4.2, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 10 minutes.
M67 m67.jpg (40673 bytes) Open Cluster in Cancer, Mag 6.9, 30', 500 stars mag 10-16
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4.2, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Single 3 minute exposure.
M71 m71.gif (152540 bytes) Globular Cluster in Sagitta, Mag 8.3, 7.2', 'open' for a globular cluster, stars mag 11-16,
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Single 3 minute exposure.
M72 m72.jpg (39527 bytes) Globular Cluster in Aquarius, Mag 9.4, 5.9', 
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Single 3 minute exposure. 
M73 m73.jpg (17331 bytes) Messier's Open Cluster, actually a group of just 4 stars, Mag 8.9, 2.8',
- 10" LX200 f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Single one minute exposure.
M74 m74.gif (55570 bytes) Sc Spiral Galaxy in Pisces,  Mag 9.4, 12'
- 10" Meade LX200 SCT f6.3, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes.
M75 m75.jpg (34442 bytes) Globular Cluster, Sagittarius, Mag 8.6, 6' - 10" LX200 f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD.
Single one minute exposure.
M76 m76.gif (67997 bytes) Little Dumbbell Planetary Nebula, Perseus, Mag 11, 2.7' x 1.8', central star mag 15.9,
- 10" LX200 f10, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 25 minutes.
M77 m77.gif (21160 bytes) SBp Seyfert Galaxy in Cetus, Mag 8.9, 9' x 8'
- 10" Orion Optics GX250 Newtonian f4.8, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 5 minutes.
M78 m78.jpg (57395 bytes) Bright Nebula in Orion,  Mag 8, 8' x 6'
- 10" LX200 f4.2, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Multiple exposures : Effective integration time 15 minutes
M80 m80.jpg (16884 bytes) Globular Cluster in Scorpius, Mag 7.2', 8.9', stars Mag 14+,
- 10" LX200 SCT f4, Starlight Xpress MX5 CCD. Single one minute exposure. 

 

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