Below, we’ll be tracking the progress of the objects viewed and imaged. Here’s our Messier Marathon 2024 Checklist that we will update with viewing descriptions during the event…
Results: The night was clear, but very windy. At times gusts were well over 25mph. Thus we ran out of steam a bit before 3:00 AM. Even with battling the wind, we had a respectable outcome. Tracy R. Tuttle(TRT) – 58 Targets imaged, Todd K. Tuttle(TKT) – 72 Objects viewed.
Messier Object – Observed by – Imaged by
- M74(Phantom Galaxy) – TKT – TRT
- M77(Cetus A or Squid Galaxy) – TKT – TRT
- M33(Triangulum/Pinwheel Galaxy) – TKT – TRT
- M31(Andromeda Galaxy) – TKT – TRT
- M32(Andromeda Satellite #1) – TKT – TRT
- M110 – TKT – TRT
- M52(Scorpion Cluster) – TKT – TRT
- M103 – TKT – TRT
- M76(Little Dumbbell Nebula) – TKT – TRT
- M34(Spiral Cluster) – TKT – TRT
- M45(Pleiades, Seven Sisters or Subaru) – TKT – TRT
- M79 – TKT – TRT
- M42(Orion Nebula) – TKT – TRT
- M43(De Mairan’s Nebula) – TKT – TRT
- M78(Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula) – TKT – TRT
- M1(Crab Nebula) – TKT – TRT
- M35(Shoe-Buckle Cluster) – TKT – TRT
- M37(Salt and Pepper Cluster) – TKT – TRT
- M36(Pinwheel Cluster) – TKT – TRT
- M38(Starfish Cluster) – TKT – TRT
- M41(Little Beehive Cluster) – TKT – TRT
- M50(Heart-Shaped Cluster) – TKT – TRT
- M47 – TKT – TRT
- M46 – TKT – TRT
- M93(Critter Cluster) – TKT – TRT
- M48 – TKT – TRT
- M44(Beehive Cluster or Praesepe) – TKT – TRT
- M67(King Cobra Cluster) – TKT – TRT
- M81(Bode’s Galaxy) – TKT – TRT
- M82(Cigar Galaxy) – TKT – TRT
- M108(Surfboard Galaxy) – TKT – TRT
- M97(Owl Nebula) – TKT – TRT
- M109(Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy) – TKT – TRT
- M106 – TKT – TRT
- M40(Winnecke-4) – TKT – TRT
- M95 – TKT – TRT
- M96 – TKT – TRT
- M105 – TKT – TRT
- M65(Leo Triplet) – TKT – TRT
- M66(Leo Triplet) – TKT – TRT
- M101(Pinwheel Galaxy) – TKT – TRT
- M51(Whirlpool Galaxy) – TKT – TRT
- M63(Sunflower Galaxy) – TKT – TRT
- M94(Crocodile Eye or Cat’s Eye Galaxy) – TKT – TRT
- M3 – TKT – TRT
- M53 – TKT – TRT
- M64(Black Eye Galaxy) – TKT – TRT
- M60 – TKT – TRT
- M59 – TKT – TRT
- M58 – TKT – TRT
- M89 – TKT – TRT
- M90 – TKT – TRT
- M88 – TKT – TRT
- M91 – TKT – TRT
- M87(Virgo A or Smoking Gun Galaxy) – TKT – TRT
- M86 – TKT – TRT
- M84 – TKT – TRT
- M100(Mirror Galaxy) – TKT – N/A
- M85 – TKT – N/A
- M98 – TKT – N/A
- M99(St. Catherine’s Wheel) – TKT – N/A
- M49 – TKT – N/A
- M61(Swelling Spiral) – TKT – N/A
- M104(Sombrero Galaxy) – TKT – TRT
- M68 – TKT – N/A
- M83(Southern Pinwheel Galaxy) – TKT – N/A
- M102?(Non-existant, NGC5866 probable, Spindle Galaxy) – TKT – N/A
- M5(Rose Cluster) – TKT – N/A
- M13(Great Cluster in Hercules) – TKT – N/A
- M92 – TKT – N/A
- M12 – TKT – N/A
- M10 – TKT – N/A
- M14 – N/A – N/A
- M107(Crucifix Cluster) – N/A – N/A
- M80 – N/A – N/A
- M4(Spider Globular) – N/A – N/A
- M19 – N/A – N/A
- M62(Flickering Globular) – N/A – N/A
- M6(Butterfly Cluster) – N/A – N/A
- M7(Ptolemy’s Cluster) – N/A – N/A
- M8(Lagoon Nebula) – N/A – N/A
- M20(Trifid Nebula) – N/A – N/A
- M21(Webb’s Cross Cluster) – N/A – N/A
- M23 – N/A – N/A
- M9 – N/A – N/A
- M24(Small Sagittarius Star Cloud) – N/A – N/A
- M25 – N/A – N/A
- M18(Black Swan Cluster) – N/A – N/A
- M17(Swan Nebula) – N/A – N/A
- M16(Eagle Nebula) – N/A – N/A
- M11(Wild Duck Cluster) – N/A – N/A
- M26 – N/A – N/A
- M22(Great Sagittarius Cluster) – N/A – N/A
- M28 – N/A – N/A
- M69 – N/A – N/A
- M70 – N/A – N/A
- M57(Ring Nebula) – N/A – N/A
- M56 – N/A – N/A
- M29(Cooling Tower) – N/A – N/A
- M39 – N/A – N/A
- M71(Angelfish Cluster) – N/A – N/A
- M27(Dumbell Nebula) – N/A – N/A
- M54 – N/A – N/A
- M55(Specter Cluster) – N/A – N/A
- M15(Great Pegasus Cluster) – N/A – N/A
- M75 – N/A – N/A
- M72 – N/A – N/A
- M73 – N/A – N/A
- M2 – N/A – N/A
- M30(Jellyfish Cluster) – N/A – N/A