Messier 2023 – Event Page…

Below, we’ll be tracking the progress of the objects we view. MM2023 Checklist with viewing descriptions during the event, frozen fingers and all…

Messier Object – Observed by – Cool Look Rating 0-5 (CLs)

  1. M74(Phantom Galaxy) – None – 0CL
  2. M77(Cetus A or Squid Galaxy) – TRT, TKT- 1CL
  3. M33(Triangulum/Pinwheel Galaxy) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  4. M31(Andromeda Galaxy) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  5. M32(Andromeda Satellite #1) – TRT, TKT – 1CL
  6. M110 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  7. M52(Scorpion Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  8. M103 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  9. M76(Little Dumbbell Nebula) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  10. M34(Spiral Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  11. M45(Pleiades, Seven Sisters or Subaru) – TRT, TKT – 4CL
  12. M79 – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  13. M42(Orion Nebula) – TRT, TKT – 5CL
  14. M43(De Mairan’s Nebula) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  15. M78(Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula) – TRT, TKT – 4CL
  16. M1(Crab Nebula) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  17. M35(Shoe-Buckle Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  18. M37(Salt and Pepper Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 4CL
  19. M36(Pinwheel Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  20. M38(Starfish Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  21. M41(Little Beehive Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  22. M50(Heart-Shaped Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  23. M47 – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  24. M46 – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  25. M93(Critter Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  26. M48 – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  27. M44(Beehive Cluster or Praesepe) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  28. M67(King Cobra Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 4CL
  29. M81(Bode’s Galaxy) – TRT, TKT – 4CL
  30. M82(Cigar Galaxy) – TRT, TKT – 4CL
  31. M108(Surfboard Galaxy) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  32. M97(Owl Nebula) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  33. M109(Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  34. M106 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  35. M40(Winnecke-4) – TRT, TKT – 11CL (joking… 1CL)
  36. M95 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  37. M96 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  38. M105 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  39. M65(Leo Triplet) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  40. M66(Leo Triplet) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  41. M101(Pinwheel Galaxy) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  42. M51(Whirlpool Galaxy) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  43. M63(Sunflower Galaxy) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  44. M94(Crocodile Eye or Cat’s Eye Galaxy) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  45. M3 – TRT, TKT – 5CL
  46. M53 – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  47. M64(Black Eye Galaxy) – TRT, TKT – 4CL
  48. M60 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  49. M59 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  50. M58 – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  51. M89 – TRT, TKT – 1CL
  52. M90 – TRT, TKT – 1CL
  53. M88 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  54. M91 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  55. M87(Virgo A or Smoking Gun Galaxy) – TRT, TKT – 1CL
  56. M86 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  57. M84 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  58. M100(Mirror Galaxy) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  59. M85 – TRT, TKT – 1CL
  60. M98 – TRT, TKT – 1CL
  61. M99(St. Catherine’s Wheel) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  62. M49 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  63. M61(Swelling Spiral) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  64. M104(Sombrero Galaxy) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  65. M68 – TRT, TKT – 1CL
  66. M83(Southern Pinwheel Galaxy) – TRT, TKT – 1CL
  67. M102?(Non-existant, NGC5866 probable, Spindle Galaxy) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  68. M5(Rose Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 4CL
  69. M13(Great Cluster in Hercules) – TRT, TKT – 4CL
  70. M92 – TRT, TKT – 4CL
  71. M12 – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  72. M10 – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  73. M14 – TRT,TKT – 3CL
  74. M107(Crucifix Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  75. M80 – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  76. M4(Spider Globular) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  77. M19 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  78. M62(Flickering Globular) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  79. M6(Butterfly Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  80. M7(Ptolemy’s Cluster) – TRT,TKT – 2CL
  81. M8(Lagoon Nebula) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  82. M20(Trifid Nebula) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  83. M21(Webb’s Cross Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  84. M23 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  85. M9 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  86. M24(Small Sagittarius Star Cloud) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  87. M25 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  88. M18(Black Swan Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  89. M17(Swan Nebula) – TRT, TKT – 4CL
  90. M16(Eagle Nebula) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  91. M11(Wild Duck Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 4CL
  92. M26 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  93. M22(Great Sagittarius Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  94. M28 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  95. M69 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  96. M70 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  97. M57(Ring Nebula) – TRT, TKT – 4CL
  98. M56 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  99. M29(Cooling Tower) – TRT, TKT – 4CL
  100. M39 – TRT, TKT – 2CL
  101. M71(Angelfish Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 1CL
  102. M27(Dumbell Nebula) – TRT, TKT – 3CL
  103. M54 – TRT, TKT – 1CL
  104. M55(Specter Cluster) – None – 0CL
  105. M15(Great Pegasus Cluster) – TRT, TKT – 1CL
  106. M75 – None – 0CL
  107. M72 – None – 0CL
  108. M73 – None – 0CL
  109. M2 – None – 0CL
  110. M30(Jellyfish Cluster) – None – 0CL