The designation M stands for Messier objects. I understand the history ... where he pursued many astronomical projects. There was a growing need to organize the astronomical catalogs compiled ...

But Sagitta also contains an overlooked Messier object ... Lesser known deep-sky objects worth seeking out appeared first on Astronomy Magazine.

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

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This image shows a detailed infrared view of Messier 17 ... infrared is essential in modern astronomy because it enables scientists to capture light from cold objects that would otherwise go ...

At a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in January 1925 ... or M42 – the 42nd object in Messier’s catalog – while others were star clusters such as the Pleiades, or M45.