Messier Objects and How to Find Them

There is more to the night sky than stars, planets, and the Moon. You can see star clusters, nebulae, and even other galaxies. Some of these can be seen with your naked eye, others require a small telescope or a pair of binoculars. Join planetarium staff to learn about these objects and how you can see them yourself.
Hubble’s Messier catalog
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A program like Stellarium can help you locate the Messier objects
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[@MamaPlow]

This was a fantastic video and very helpful! Thanks so much.

[@kemblemasonry1814]

I've been looking for a video like this! Something I can use to guide me as I look for messier objects with binoculars. Thanks, and I really enjoyed this! Going to look for more from you

[@kevinbarber2795]

Great help, thank you!

[@MamaPlow]

Had to come back and share our experience. This video was very helpful as I said before. We used it to locate M2, M31, and M42. I may be forgetting one. We also located Pleiades using the methods described here. No software needed. Just some patience and searching! Thanks again!

[@jasonmcintosh2632]

thanks for a nice video. i'm just getting back into astronomy after a 40 year break. this was a perfect introduction to these objects for me.

[@anujitmaity0722]

much helpful

[@gabrieldiazbarrios7055]

Great video, thanks a lot from Bogota Colombia

[@gabrieldiazbarrios7055]

Thanks Jessica

[@astrotherapist]

I'm sorry, but I don't like this video. You don't really help us to find these objects. The star map you use for your demonstrations is really "old school," and actually quite terrible for practical use. Most amateur astronomers today use Stellarium to find objects, and even with that tool, it's still very difficult to find deep sky objects in the night sky unless you have a telescope with a computer guide on the mount. Very exspensive!