Amateur astronomy is less about theory, more about observation, photography, creating observation logs, home catalogs. Let this be my photo catalog, with the intention to make it as complete as possible with as many quality photos – rather than just snapshots – as possible. Do note that it was never my intention to check elements of a list for the sake of checking only, so although I’ve been into this hobby for many years, my list has some surprising gaps. The other issue is that I don’t know if/when I’m going to image from the south again.
„My” Messier catalog
so far
M 1
Neb 8.4m Tau
Crab Nebula, Rák-köd
M1 Crab Nebula, 23×4 min, ISO 1600
M 2
GC 6.6m Aqr
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 3
GC 6.3m CVn
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 4
GC 5.4m Sco
the globular cluster near Antares
M 5
GC 5.7m Ser
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 6
OC 4.2m Sco
Butterfly Cluster, Pillangó-halmaz
The Milky Way around M6 and M7
M 7
OC 3.3m Sco
Ptolemy Cluster
The Milky Way around M6 and M7
M 8
Neb 5.8m Sgr
Lagoon Nebula, Lagúna-köd
M20 and M8
M 9
GC 7.8m Oph
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 10
GC 6.6m Oph
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 11
OC 5.8m Sct
Wild Duck cluster, Vadkacsa-halmaz
Messier 11, the Wild Duck Cluster
M 12
GC 6.1m Oph
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 13
GC 5.8m Her
Hercules-cluster, Herkules-gömbhalmaz
Messier 13
M 14
GC 7.6m Oph
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 15
GC 6.3m Peg
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 16
OC+Neb 6m Ser
Eagle Nebula, Sas-köd, Pillars of Creation, a Teremtés Oszlopai
M16 central region
M 17
OC+Neb 6m Sgr
Omega nebula, Swan Nebula, Omega-köd, Patkó-köd, Hattyú-köd
M16, M17
M 18
OC 6.9m Sgr
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 19
GC 6.8m Oph
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 20
OC+Neb 6.3m Sgr
Trifid nebula, Trifid-köd
M20 and M8
M 21
OC 5.9m Sgr
see above, M21 is the open cluster near Trifid nebula
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 22
GC 5.2m Sgr
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 23
OC 5.5m Sgr
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 24
GxyCld 4.6m Sgr
Sagittarius Star Cloud, Kis Sagittarius-csillagfelhő
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 25
OC 4.6m Sgr
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 26
OC 8m Sct
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 27
PN 7.4m Vul
Súlyzó-köd
M 28
GC 6.9m Sgr
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 29
OC 6.6m Cyg
Cooling tower, Hűtőtorony halmaz
The Milky Way in Cygnus
M 30
GC 6.9m Cap
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 31
Gxy 3.6m And
Andromeda Galaxy, Androméda-köd
M 32
Gxy 8.3m And
satellite of M31
see M31
M 33
Gxy 5.8m Tri
Triangulum galaxy, Triangulum-galaxis
M33 Triangulum Galaxy
M 34
OC 5.2m Per
M 35
OC 5.1m Gem
M35 and NGC 2158, 27×2 min
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 36
OC 6m Aur
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 37
OC 5.6m Aur
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 38
OC 6.4m Aur
M38 and the Flaming Star Nebula
M 39
OC 4.6m Cyg
M39
M 40
** 9.2m UMa
Winnecke 4: a binary star
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 41
OC 4.5m CMa
Little Beehive
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 42
OC+Neb 4m Ori
Orion Nebula, Orion-köd
Orion Nebula, nothing fancy about this shot
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 43
Neb 9m Ori
part of Orion Nebula
see above
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 44
OC 3.1m Cnc
Praesepe, Jászol, Méhkas, Kaptár
Mars in Praesepe
M 45
OC 1.6m Tau
Pleiades, Plejádok, Fiastyúk
California Nebula and the Pleiades Cluster
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 46
OC 6.1m Pup
Messier 46
M 47
OC 4.4m Pup
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 48
OC 5.8m Hya
Messier 48
M 49
Gxy 8.4m Vir
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 50
OC 5.9m Mon
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 51
Gxy 8.5m CVn
Whirlpool galaxy, Örvény-köd
M 52
OC 6.9m Cas
NGC 7635 Bubble nebula and open cluster M52
M 53
GC 7.7m Com
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 54
GC 7.7m Sgr
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 55
GC 6.3m Sgr
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 56
GC 8.4m Lyr
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 57
PN 8.8m Lyr
Ring nebula, Gyűrűs-köd
M57 Ring Nebula
M 58
Gxy 10.1m Vir
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 59
Gxy 9.8m Vir
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 60
Gxy 8.8m Vir
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 61
Gxy 9.6m Vir
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 62
GC 6.4m Oph
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 63
Gxy 9m CVn
Sunflower galaxy, Napraforgó-galaxis
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 64
Gxy 8.4m Com
Black eye galaxy, Feketeszem-galaxis, Ördögszem-galaxis
Messier 64
M 65
Gxy 9.3m Leo
Leo Triplet 1
The Leo Triplet, M65, M66 and NGC 3628
M 66
Gxy 9m Leo
Leo Triplet 2
The Leo Triplet, M65, M66 and NGC 3628
M 67
OC 6.9m Cnc
M 67
M 68
GC 7.3m Hya
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 69
GC 7.7m Sgr
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 70
GC 7.8m Sgr
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 71
GC 8.4m Sge
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 72
GC 9.2m Aqr
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 73
Ast 8.9m Aqr
an asterism of four stars, unlikely to be a cluster
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 74
Gxy 9.5m Psc
The Phantom
M 75
GC 8.6m Sgr
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 76
PN 10.1m Per
Little Dumbbell Nebula, Kis Súlyzó-köd, see M 27
M76
M 77
Gxy 9.1m Cet
Cetus A
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 78
Neb 8m Ori
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 79
GC 7.7m Lep
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 80
GC 7.3m Sco
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 81
Gxy 7.3m UMa
Bode’s Galaxy
M81 and M82
M 82
Gxy 8.9m UMa
Cigar Galaxy, Szivar-galaxis
see above
M 83
Gxy 7.8m Hya
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, Déli Szélkerék-galaxis
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 84
Gxy 9.4m Vir
Markarian’s Chain
M 85
Gxy 9.2m Com
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 86
Gxy 9m Vir
Markarian’s Chain
M 87
Gxy 8.8m Vir
Virgo A
M 88
Gxy 9.7m Com
M 89
Gxy 9.8m Vir
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 90
Gxy 9.6m Vir
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 91
Gxy 10.4m Com
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 92
GC 6.5m Her
Messier 92
M 93
OC 6.2m Pup
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 94
Gxy 8m CVn
Cat’s Eye Galaxy
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 95
Gxy 10m Leo
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 96
Gxy 9.3m Leo
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 97
PN 9.9m UMa
Owl nebula, Bagoly-köd
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 98
Gxy 10m Com
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 99
Gxy 9.7m Com
a Pin-wheel nebula (see M 101)
M 100
Gxy 9.7m Com
M 101
Gxy 7.5m UMa
The Pinwheel Nebula, Szélkerék-galaxis
M 102
?
a debated entry in the catalog
M 103
OC 7.4m Cas
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 104
Gxy 7.9m Vir
Sombrero galaxy
M 105
Gxy 9.4m Leo
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 106
Gxy 8.7m CVn
M 106 and NGC 4217
M 107
GC 7.8m Oph
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 108
Gxy 10.2m UMa
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 109
Gxy 9.9m UMa
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
M 110
Gxy 8.2m And
satellite of M31
see M31
„My” Caldwell Catalog
so far
C 1
OC 8.1m Cep
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 2
PN 12.3m Cep
Bow-Tie Nebula, Csokornyakkendő-köd
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 3
Gxy 9.9m Dra
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 4
OC+Neb 7m Cep
Iris Nebula
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 5
Gxy 9.67m Cam
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 6
PN 8.1m Dra
Cat’s Eye Nebula
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 7
Gxy 8.6m Cam
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 8
OC 9.5m Cas
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 9
Neb 7.7m Cep
Cave Nebula
Cave Nebula
C 10
OC 7.1m Cas
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 11
Neb 10m Cas
Bubble nebula, Buborék-köd
NGC 7635 Bubble nebula and open cluster M52
C 12
Gxy 9.1m Cep
Fireworks Galaxy
C 13
OC 6.4m Cas
Owl Cluster, E.T. Cluster, Bagoly-halmaz, Szitakötő-halmaz
C 14
OC 6.1m Per
Double cluster, H & χ Persei, Ikerhalmaz, Kettős Halmaz
C 15
PN 8.8m Cyg
Blinking planetary, Blinking Planetary Nebula
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 16
OC 6.4m Lac
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 17
Gxy 9.6m Cas
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 18
Gxy 9.3m Cas
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 19
OC+Neb 7.2m Cyg
Cocoon nebula
C19 Cocoon Nebula
C 20
Neb 10m Cyg
North America nebula, Észak-Amerika-köd
C 21
Gxy 9.8m CVn
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 22
PN 8.3m And
Blue Snowball
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 23
Gxy 10m And
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 24
Gxy 12m Per
Perseus A
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 25
GC 10.3m Lyn
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 26
Gxy 10m CVn
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 27
Neb 10m Cyg
Crescent nebula
NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula, 50×45 sec
C 28
OC 5.7m And
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 29
Gxy 10.3m CVn
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 30
Gxy 9.7m Peg
C30 and Stephan’s Quintet
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 31
Neb 10m Aur
Flaming Star nebula
M38 (left) and the Flaming Star Nebula
C 32
Gxy 9.1m CVn
Whale Galaxy
The Whale Galaxy
C 33
SNR 10m Cyg
Veil nebula, East Veil Nebula
Veil Nebula
C 34
SNR 10m Cyg
Veil nebula, West Veil Nebula
NGC 6960, 12×4 min
C 35
Gxy 11.5m Com
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 36
Gxy 9.8m Com
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 37
OC 8.1m Vul
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 38
Gxy 9.5m Com
Needle Galaxy
draft
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 39
PN 9.1m Gem
Eskimo nebula, Eskimo Nebula/Clown Face Nebula
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 40
Gxy 10.6m Leo
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 41
OC 0.5m Tau
Hyades, Hyádok, Hiádok
C 42
GC 10.6m Del
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 43
Gxy 11m Peg
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 44
Gxy 11m Peg
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 45
Gxy 10m Boo
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 46
Neb 9m Mon
Hubble’s Variable Nebula
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 47
GC 8.9m Del
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 48
Gxy 10.4m Cnc
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 49
Neb Mon
Rosette nebula
Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49)
C 50
OC+Neb 4.8m Mon
see Rosette Nebula
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 51
Gxy 10m Cet
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 52
Gxy 9.2m Vir
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 53
Gxy 8.6m Sex
Spindle galaxy
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 54
OC 7.6m Mon
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 55
PN 8m Aqr
Saturn nebula
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 56
PN 10.9m Cet
Skull Nebula
C56 Skull Nebula
C 57
Gxy 9.9m Sgr
Barnard’s galaxy
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 58
OC 7.2m CMa
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 59
PN 7.7m Hya
Ghost of Jupiter
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 60
Gxy 10.5m Crv
Antennae, Antennae Galaxies
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 61
Gxy 10.7m Crv
Antennae, Antennae Galaxies
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 62
Gxy 9.2m Cet
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 63
PN 7.3m Aqr
Helix nebula
NGC 7293 Helix Nebula, 57x3min
C 64
OC 3.8m CMa
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 65
Gxy 7.8m Scl
Sculptor galaxy
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 66
GC 10.2m Hya
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 67
Gxy 9.4m For
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 68
Neb CrA
R CrA Nebula
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 69
PN 9.6m Sco
Bug nebula
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 70
Gxy 8.3m Scl
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 71
OC 5.8m Pup
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 72
Gxy 8.3m Scl
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 73
GC 7.1m Col
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 74
PN 9.2m Vel
Eight-burst planetary, Eight Burst Nebula
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 75
OC 5.8m Sco
C 75 is the large cluster near the center
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 76
OC 2.6m Sco
the cluster from the head of the False Comet
C 77
Gxy 6.8m Cen
Centaurus A
Cen A, ω Cen
C 78
GC 6.3m CrA
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 79
GC 6.9m Vel
from a wide field image, the cluster is in the center
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 80
GC 3.9m Cen
ω Cen
Omega Centauri
C 81
GC 7.8m Ara
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 82
OC 5.2m Ara
C 82 is the cluster below the central nebulosity
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 83
Gxy 8.9m Cen
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 84
GC 7.4m Cen
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 85
OC 2.5m Vel
Omicron Velorum Cluster
C 85 is near the image center
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 86
GC 5.3m Ara
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 87
GC 8.3m Hor
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 88
OC 7.9m Cir
Centered to Caldwell 88, cropped from wide angle
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 89
OC 5.4m Nor
S Norma Cluster
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 90
PN 9.7m Car
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 91
OC 3m Car
Wishing Well Cluster, Kívánság-kút halmaz
the cluster is on the left
C 92
Neb 10m Car
η Car, eta Car nebula, η Carinae-köd, éta Carinae-köd
Carina Nebula, 21×3 min, ISO 800
C 93
GC 5.3m Pav
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 94
OC 4.2m Cru
kappa Crucis cluster, κ Cru cluster, Jewel Box, Ékszerdoboz halmaz
wide field showing many dso’s
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 95
OC 5.1m TrA
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 96
OC 3.8m Car
C 96 is the prominent cluster to the left
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 97
OC 5.3m Cen
Pearl Cluster
The prominent cluster on the right
C 98
OC 6.9m Cru
the marked cluster
C 99
DN 0m Cru
Coalsack, Coalsack Nebula, Szeneszsák
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 100
OC+Neb 4.5m Cen
λ Cen nebula, lambda Cen nebula, the Running Chicken Nebula
C 101
Gxy 8.8m Pav
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 102
OC 1.9m Car
Southern Pleiades, Theta Car Cluster, Déli Plejádok
the cluster is below the line connecting the Running Chicken and the Carina Nebula, forms a nice triangle with the nebulae
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 103
Neb 8.2m Dor
Tarantula nebula
top left part of the LMC
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 104
GC 6.8m Tuc
the globular cluster in the lower right corner
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 105
GC 8.4m Mus
the fuzzy star on the lower left, cropped from a wide field photo
C 106
GC 4m Tuc
47 Tuc
the globular cluster bottom left from the SMC
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 107
GC 9.2m Aps
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 108
GC 7.2m Mus
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
C 109
PN 11.6m Cha
[link] [wiki] [photo planner]
