I found an old observation book a week or so ago, so I’m able to update my nerdy Messier list. I’ve seen more Messier Objects than these, but these are the verified documented ‘official’ findings from my observation logs. A go-to scope would find this many in a couple of hours, but these were all found with maps and star-hopping, or by memory. The ‘A’ suffix means the records are from my none-current observation book. My current book lists sighting from 2016 onwards, so they’re objects needing a re-visit.
- M1 Supernova Remnant in Taurus (Crab Nebula) (A)
- M2 Globular Cluster in Aquarius (A)
- M3 Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici 19/04/18
- M5 Globular Cluster in Serpens (A)
- M8 Diffuse Nebula in Sagittarius (A)
- M13 Globular Cluster in Hercules (‘the ‘Great Cluster’)
- M16 Open Cluster in Sagittarius (A)
- M20 Nebula in Sagitta (Triffid) (A)
- M24 ‘Star Field’ in Sagittarius (A)
- M27 Dumbell Nebula in Vupecula
- M31 Galaxy Andromeda Galaxy
- M32 Galaxy (Andromeda ‘companion’)
- M33 Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum
- M34 Cluster in Perseus (A)
- M35 Open Cluster in Gemini
- M36 Cluster Auriga
- M37 Cluster Auriga
- M38 Cluster Auriga
- M39 Open Star field in Cygnus
- M41 Open Cluster in Canes Major
- M42 Orion Nebula
- M43 Nebula in Orion (A)
- M44 Beehive Cluster
- M45 Pleiades Open Cluster
- M47 Open Cluster Puppis 2018
- M 51 Galaxy in Canes Venatici (Whirlpool)
- M52 Open Cluster in Cassiopeia
- M54 Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices 19/04/18
- M56 Globular Cluster in Lyra (A)
- M57 Ring Nebula Lyra
- M63 Galaxy in Coma Berenecis (Blackeye) (A)
- M64 Galaxy in Coma Berenicis (A)
- M65 Galaxy in Leo
- M66 Galaxy in Leo
- M67 Open Cluster Cancer
- M76 Planetary nebula in Perseus (Little Dumbell)
- M81 Galaxy in Ursa Major (Bode’s)
- M82 Galaxy in Ursa Major
- M92 Globular Cluster Hercules
- M95 Galaxy in Leo
- M96 Galaxy in Leo
- M103 Cluster in Cassiopeia (A)
- M106 Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici (A)
- M108 Barred Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major (A)
- M109 Galaxy in Ursa Major (A)
I Need my Space 