The Messier Objects in Color: M25-M48

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Table of Messier Objects

Main | 001 - 024 | 025 - 048 | 049 - 073 | 074 - 097 | 098 - 110

Messier Object	Other Name(s)	Type of Object	Thumbnail Image	Comments
25	IC4725	Galactic (0pen) Cluster	Dream Machine Image Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon EOS Ra camera
26	NGC6694	Galactic (0pen) Cluster	Dream Machine Image Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon EOS Ra camera
27	NGC6853	Planetary Nebula	Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera. Three 5-minute exposures combined. RC16-inch f/8 telescope QSI 532 CCD image	Cropped and enlarged image
28	NGC6626	Globular Cluster	Dream Machine Image Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera. Three 5-min exposures combined.
29	NGC6913	Galactic (Open) Cluster	Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 60Da camera ASA20 20-inch f/3.6 astrograph image
30	NGC7099	Globular Cluster	Dream Machine Image Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera. Three 5-minute exposures combined.
31	NGC224; The Great Andromeda Galaxy	Galaxy	AP7 image Takahashi Epsilon 130 image with Nikon D100 digital camera. Two minute exposure. Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da. Three 5-minute exposures combined.	135mm telephoto image with Nikon D100 camera. Two minute exposure. Takahashi Epsilon 130 image with with Canon 20Da camera. Five minute exposure.
31	NGC224; The Great Andromeda Galaxy	Galaxy		Takahashi Epsilon 180 f/2.8 astrograph with Canon EOS Ra camera.
31	NGC224; The Great Andromeda Galaxy	Galaxy
32	NGC221; UGC452; Arp168	Galaxy	Notice M31 in the background. Dream Machine Image. TPO RC 16-inch f/8 image	Black and White AP7 image obtained as part of the Arp galaxy marathon on November 16-17, 1998.
33	NGC598	Galaxy	Dream Machine image PlaneWave CDK24 image ASA20 20-inch f/3.6 telescope image Takahashi Epsilon 180 image
34	NGC1039	Galactic (0pen) Cluster	Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera. Three 5-minute exposures combined.
35 and NGC2158	NGC1039	Open Clusters		ASA 20-inch f/3.5 telescope image.
35	NGC2168	Galactic (0pen) Cluster	Dream Machine Image Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with ZWO ASI071 single shot color camera. Six 300-second exposures combined.
36	NGC1960	Galactic (0pen) Cluster	Dream Machine Image Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera. Three 5-minute exposures combined. Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 60Da camera. Six 600-second exposures median combined. Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with ZWO ASI071 single shot color camera, four 300-second exposures median combined.	Labeled image
36	NGC1960	Galactic (Open) Cluster		Labeled image
37	NGC2099	Galactic (Open) Cluster
37	NGC2099	Galactic (Open) Cluster	Dream Machine Image Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon EOS Ra full frame single shot color camera.
38	NGC1912	Galactic (0pen) Cluster	ASA 20-inch f/3.6 telescope image Dream Machine Image Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon EOS Ra camera.
39	NGC7092	Galactic (0pen) Cluster	PlaneWave CKD24 image ASA20 20-inch f/3.6 astrograph image Dream Machine Image Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera. Three 5-minute exposures combined.
40	Winnecke 4	Double Star	ASA20 20-inch f/3.6 astrograph image Takahashi Epsilon 180 f/2.8 telescope with Canon 60Da camera Meade LXD55 8-inch f/4 image with QSI 532 CCD	Cropped and enlarged image
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41	NGC2287	Galactic (0pen) Cluster	AP7 image Dream Machine image Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon EOS Ra full frame mirrorless camera
41	NGC2287	Galactic (Open) Cluster		ASA 20-inch f/3.6 telescope image.
42 as well as M43, the Running Man Nebula (NGC1977), and NGC1980	NGC1976; The Orion Nebula; NGC1982	Diffuse Nebula and Open Clusters		Takahashi Epsilon 180 f/2.8 telescope with ZWO ASI071 single shot color camera. Takahashi Epsilon f/2.8 telescope centered on M42 with tracking turned off to show geostationary satellites.
42	NGC1976; The Orion Nebula	Diffuse Nebula	Telephoto image with Canon 20Da camera.
42/43 and environs		Complex Region with Star Clusters, Emission, and Reflection Nebulae		Labeled image
43	NGC1982	Diffuse Nebula	AP7 image	This is a composite of a 60-second exposure in red (R), a 60-second exposure in green (V), and a 90- second exposure in blue (B).
44	M44 (NGC2632); Praesepe; The Beehive Cluster	Galactic (Open) Cluster	Dream Machine image. Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da camera.	135mm f/2.8 telephoto lens image of M44 taken on Kodak VR1000 film with a 15 minute exposure.
44	M44 (NGC2362); Praesepe; The Beehive Cluster	Galactic (Open) Cluster	Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon EOS Ra camera
44	M44 (NGC2632); Praesepe; The Beehive Cluster	Galactic (Open) Cluster		ASA 20-inch f/3.6 telescope image
45	The Pleiades	Galactic (Open) Cluster with Surrounding Nebulosity	Takahashi Epsilon 130 image with a Nikon D100 digital camera. Two minute exposure. Dream Machine image showing the region around Alcyone. Canon 20 Da digital camera image with 200 mm f/4.5 lens. Five-minute exposure.	The CCD image from the 24-inch telescope provides a very limited view of the Pleiades. The Pleiades are best shown with wide-field photography such as the images with the Nikon and Canon digital cameras. This film image was obtained with the then Grassland five-inch f/5 finder as part of the Photographic Messier Marathon.
45	The Pleiades	Galactic (0pen) Cluster with Surrounding Nebulosity	Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da. Three 5-minute exposures combined.	Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with Canon 20Da. Six 10-minute exposures combined.
45	The Pleiades	Galactic (0pen) Cluster with Surrounding Nebulosity		ASA 20-inch f/3.5 telescope image.
45	The Pleiades	Galactic (0pen) Cluster with Surrounding Nebulosity		Takahashi Epsilon 180 f/2.8 astrograph with Canon EOS Ra camera.
45	The Pleiades	Galactic (0pen) Cluster with Surrounding Nebulosity		Takahashi Epsilon 180 f/2.8 astrograph with Canon EOS Ra camera. Six and one-half hours total exposure.
46	NGC2437	Galactic (0pen) Cluster with Planetary Nebula (NGC2438)	PlaneWave CDK24 24-inch f/6.5 telescope with Finger Lakes Instrumentation Proline KAF-9000 CCD AP7 image Dream Machine image M46 and M47: Takahashi Epsilon 180 astrograph with ZWO ASI071 single shot color camera. Five 300-second exposures median combined.
46 and 47	NGC 2437 and NGC 2422	Galactic (Open) Clusters		Labeled image
47	NGC2422	Galactic (Open) Cluster	M46 and M47: Takahashi Epsilon 180 astrograph with ZWO ASI071 single shot color camera. Five 300-second exposures median combined.
48	NGC2548	Galactic (0pen) Cluster	Dream Machine Image ASA 20-inch f/3.6 astrograph image Takahashi Epsilon 180 image with ZWO ASI071 single shot color camera. Six 300-second exposures median combined.