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2MASS Atlas Image Gallery: The Messier Catalog

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5
Messier 1 Messier 2 Messier 3 Messier 4 Messier 5
Crab Nebula globular cluster globular cluster globular cluster globular cluster
(298 kb) (342 kb) (212 kb) (187 kb) (417 kb)

M6 M7 M8 M9 M10
Messier 6 Messier 7 Messier 8 Messier 9 Messier 10
open cluster open cluster Lagoon Nebula globular cluster globular cluster
(2.0 Mb!) (2.8 Mb!) (652 kb) (240 kb) (509 kb)

M11 M12 M13 M14 M15
Messier 11 Messier 12 Messier 13 Messier 14 Messier 15
open cluster globular cluster globular cluster globular cluster globular cluster
(384 kb) (369 kb) (530 kb) (165 kb) (183 kb)

M16 M17 M18 M19 M20
Messier 16 Messier 17 Messier 18 Messier 19 Messier 20
Eagle Nebula Omega Nebula open cluster globular cluster Trifid Nebula
(972 kb) (12.7 Mb!) (834 kb) (435 kb) (1.1 Mb!)

M21 M22 M23 M24 M25
Messier 21 Messier 22 Messier 23 Messier 24 Messier 25
open cluster globular cluster open cluster Milky Way Patch open cluster
(1.9 Mb!) (330 kb) (443 kb) (16.6 Mb!) (8.9 Mb!)

M26 M27 M28 M29 M30
Messier 26 Messier 27 Messier 28 Messier 29 Messier 30
open cluster Dumbbell Nebula globular cluster open cluster globular cluster
(987 kb) (498 kb) (164 kb) (5.8 Mb!) (400 kb)

M31 M32 M33 M34 M35
Messier 31 Messier 32 Messier 33 Messier 34 Messier 35
Andromeda Galaxy dwarf elliptical galaxy Triangulum Galaxy open cluster open cluster
(924 kb) (204 kb) (474 kb) (1.5 Mb!) (5.1 Mb!)

M36 M37 M38 M39 M40
Messier 36 Messier 37 Messier 38 Messier 39 Messier 40
open cluster open cluster open cluster open cluster double star
(520 kb) (419 kb) (569 kb) (2.2 Mb!) (131 kb)

M41 M42/43 M44 M45 M46
Messier 41 Messier 42/43 Messier 44 Messier 45 Messier 46
open cluster Orion Nebula Praesepe Pleiades open cluster
(3.8 Mb!) (2.8 Mb!) (3.2 Mb!) (2.6 Mb!) (2.5 Mb!)

M47 M48 M49 M50 M51
Messier 47 Messier 48 Messier 49 Messier 50 Messier 51
open cluster open cluster elliptical galaxy open cluster Whirlpool Galaxy
(2.3 Mb!) (1.1 Mb!) (238 kb) (1.4 Mb!) (652 kb)

M52 M53 M54 M55 M56
Messier 52 Messier 53 Messier 54 Messier 55 Messier 56
open cluster globular cluster globular cluster globular cluster globular cluster
(1.6 Mb!) (228 kb) (473 kb) (502 kb) (243 kb)

M57 M58 M59 M60 M61
Messier 57 Messier 58 Messier 59 Messier 60 Messier 61
Ring Nebula spiral galaxy elliptical galaxy elliptical galaxy spiral galaxy
(235 kb) (216 kb) (126 kb) (191 kb) (274 kb)

M62 M63 M64 M65 M66
Messier 62 Messier 63 Messier 64 Messier 65 Messier 66
globular cluster spiral galaxy Evil Eye Galaxy spiral galaxy spiral galaxy
(174 kb) (271 kb) (140 kb) (261 kb) (207 kb)

M67 M68 M69 M70 M71
Messier 67 Messier 68 Messier 69 Messier 70 Messier 71
old open cluster globular cluster globular cluster globular cluster globular cluster
(320 kb) (366 kb) (406 kb) (154 kb) (187 kb)

M72 M73 M74 M75 M76
Messier 72 Messier 73 Messier 74 Messier 75 Messier 76
globular cluster multiple stars spiral galaxy globular cluster planetary nebula
(285 kb) (90 kb) (239 kb) (135 kb) (182 kb)

M77 M78 M79 M80 M81
Messier 77 Messier 78 Messier 79 Messier 80 Messier 81
Seyfert galaxy reflection nebulae globular cluster globular cluster Bode's Galaxy
(123 kb) (4.5 Mb!) (138 kb) (197 kb) (975 kb)

M82 M83 M84 M85 M86
Messier 82 Messier 83 Messier 84 Messier 85 Messier 86
Cigar Galaxy spiral galaxy elliptical galaxy lenticular galaxy elliptical galaxy
(128 kb) (318 kb) (240 kb) (245 kb) (230 kb)

M87 M88 M89 M90 M91
Messier 87 Messier 88 Messier 89 Messier 90 Messier 91
Virgo A radio galaxy spiral galaxy elliptical galaxy spiral galaxy spiral galaxy
(290 kb) (303 kb) (204 kb) (367 kb) (164 kb)

M92 M93 M94 M95 M96
Messier 92 Messier 93 Messier 94 Messier 95 Messier 96
globular cluster open cluster spiral galaxy spiral galaxy spiral galaxy
(147 kb) (1.0 Mb!) (252 kb) (230 kb) (247 kb)

M97 M98 M99 M100 M101
Messier 97 Messier 98 Messier 99 Messier 100 Messier 101
Owl Nebula spiral galaxy spiral galaxy spiral galaxy spiral galaxy
(260 kb) (296 kb) (274 kb) (311 kb) (744 kb)

M102 M103 M104 M105 M106
Messier 102? Messier 103 Messier 104 Messier 105 Messier 106
lenticular galaxy? open cluster Sombrero Galaxy elliptical galaxy spiral galaxy
(217 kb) (351 kb) (248 kb) (416 kb) (266 kb)

M107 M108 M109 M110
Messier 107 Messier 108 Messier 109 Messier 110
globular cluster spiral galaxy spiral galaxy dwarf elliptical galaxy
(582 kb) (253 kb) (119 kb) (697 kb)

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