Charles Messier, a comet hunter, began keeping a journal of nebulous (cloudy) objects so that they would not be confused with comets. His catalog is known as the Messier List. These are my photos of the objects in his list.
M1
M2
M3
M4
M5
M6
M7
M8
M9
M10
M11
M12
M13
M14
M15
M16
