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Charles Messier

Charles Messier. June 26, 1730 - April 12, 1817 Frank Andrade George Martinez. Born in. -Bandonviller, France June 26, 1730 ​-​Died in Paris, France April 12, ​1817​. Known For... Known For. Discovering Over 40 Nebula's. -The nebulas's were labeled from m-1 to m-110

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Charles Messier

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  1. Charles Messier June 26, 1730 - April 12, 1817 Frank Andrade George Martinez

  2. Born in.. • -Bandonviller, France June 26, 1730 • ​-​Died in Paris, France April 12, ​1817​

  3. Known For... Known For..

  4. Discovering Over 40 Nebula's • -The nebulas's were labeled from m-1 to m-110 • ​-Most contain double stars that may have a • ​ ​gravitational relationship​

  5. ​Created one of the most famous catalogues of deep sky objects consisting of nebulae and star clusters

  6. Remnant of the Super Nova 1054 or known as Crab Nebulae - Was actually looking for Halley's comet but discovered /accidentally found it on August 28, 1758 - Later John Bevis called him out because he first discovered it In1732 and explained it on a letter he sent to Messier In 1772

  7. ​13 Comets He Discovered • ​-Some were mistaked and labeled "false comets" and ​ • ​tu​rned ​out to be nebulae • ​-By the time he was 70, he had gathered 40 false • ​comets and only 13 were legit... • ​-The picture above is all of his discoveries today

  8. Sources • ​-http://www.astrosurf.com/re/messier1.html​ • ​-http://messier.seds.org/xtra/history/biograph.html • ​-​http://www.space.com/16686-charles-messier-biogr • ​aphy.html​

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