Useful filters for Messier objects here
Messier List as pdf file here
- M1 The Crab Nebula supernova remnant in Taurus
- M2 globular cluster in Aquarius
- M3 globular cluster in Canes Venatici
- M4 globular cluster in Scorpius
- M5 globular cluster in Serpens Caput
- M6 The Butterfly Cluster open cluster in Scorpius
- M7 Ptolemy’s Cluster open cluster in Scorpius
- M8 The Lagoon Nebula starforming nebula in Sagittarius
- M9 globular cluster in Ophiuchus
- M10 globular cluster in Ophiuchus
- M11 The Wild Duck Cluster open cluster in Scutum
- M12 globular cluster in Ophiuchus
- M13 Great Hercules Globular Cluster globular cluster in Hercules
- M14 globular cluster in Ophiuchus
- M15 globular cluster in Pegasus
- M16 Eagle Nebula or Star Queen Nebula starforming nebula in Serpens Cauda
- M17 The Omega or Swan or Horseshoe or Lobster Nebula starforming nebula in Sagittarius
- M18 open cluster in Sagittarius
- M19 globular cluster in Ophiuchus
- M20 The Trifid Nebula starforming nebula in Sagittarius
- M21 open cluster in Sagittarius
- M22 globular cluster in Sagittarius
- M23 open cluster in Sagittarius
- M24 Milky Way Patch star cloud with open cluster NGC 6603 in Sagittarius
- M25 open cluster in Sagittarius
- M26 open cluster in Scutum
- M27 NGC 6853 Dumbbell Nebula
- M28 globular cluster in Sagittarius
- M29 open cluster in Cygnus
- M30 globular cluster in Capricornus
- M31 The Andromeda Galaxy spiral galaxy in Andromeda
- M32 Satellite galaxy of M31 elliptical galaxy in Andromeda
- M33 The Triangulum Galaxy (also Pinwheel) spiral galaxy in Triangulum
- M34 open cluster in Perseus
- M35 open cluster in Gemini
- M36 open cluster in Auriga
- M37 open cluster in Auriga
- M38 open cluster in Auriga
- M39 open cluster in Cygnus
- M40 Double Star WNC4 in Ursa Major
- M41 open cluster in Canis Major
- M42 The Great Orion Nebula starforming nebula in Orion
- M43 part of the Orion Nebula (de Mairan’s Nebula) starforming nebula in Orion
- M44 Praesepe, the Beehive Cluster open cluster in Cancer
- M45 Subaru, the Pleiades–the Seven Sisters open cluster in Taurus
- M46 open cluster in Puppis
- M47 open cluster in Puppis
- M48 open cluster in Hydra
- M49 elliptical galaxy in Virgo
- M50 open cluster in Monoceros
- M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici
- M52 open cluster in Cassiopeia
- M53 globular cluster in Coma Berenices
- M54 globular cluster in Sagittarius
- M55 globular cluster in Sagittarius
- M56 globular cluster in Lyra
- M57 The Ring Nebula planetary nebula in Lyra
- M58 spiral galaxy in Virgo
- M59 elliptical galaxy in Virgo
- M60 elliptical galaxy in Virgo
- M61 spiral galaxy in Virgo
- M62 globular cluster in Ophiuchus
- M63 Sunflower galaxy spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
- M64 Blackeye galaxy spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
- M65 spiral galaxy in Leo
- M66 spiral galaxy in Leo
- M67 open cluster in Cancer
- M68 globular cluster in Hydra
- M69 globular cluster in Sagittarius
- M70 globular cluster in Sagittarius
- M71 globular cluster in Sagitta
- M72 globular cluster in Aquarius
- M73 open cluster in Aquarius
- M74 spiral galaxy in Pisces
- M75 globular cluster in Sagittarius
- M76 The Little Dumbell, Cork, or Butterfly planetary nebula in Perseus
- M77 spiral galaxy in Cetus
- M78 starforming reflection nebula in Orion
- M79 globular cluster in Lepus
- M80 globular cluster in Scorpius
- M81 Bode’s Galaxy (nebula) spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
- M82 The Cigar Galaxy irregular galaxy in Ursa Major
- M83 The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy spiral galaxy in Hydra
- M84 lenticular galaxy in Virgo
- M85 lenticular galaxy in Coma Berenices
- M86 lenticular galaxy in Virgo
- M87 Virgo A elliptical galaxy in Virgo
- M88 spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
- M89 elliptical galaxy in Virgo
- M90 spiral galaxy in Virgo
- M91 spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
- M92 globular cluster in Hercules
- M93 open cluster in Puppis
- M94 spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
- M95 spiral galaxy in Leo
- M96 spiral galaxy in Leo
- M97 The Owl Nebula planetary nebula in Ursa Major
- M98 spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
- M99 spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
- M100 spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
- M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
- M102: Lenticular galaxy (the Spindle Galaxy NGC 5866) in Draco ?
- M103 open cluster in Casseopeia
- M104 The Sombrero Galaxy spiral galaxy in Virgo
- M105 elliptical galaxy in Leo
- M106 spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
- M107 globular cluster in Ophiuchus
- M108 spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
- M109 spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
- M110 Satellite galaxy of M31 elliptical galaxy in Andromeda