Charles Messier (French: [ʃaʁl me.sje]; 26 June 1730 – 12 April 1817) was a French astronomer.He published an astronomical catalogue consisting of 110 nebulae and faint star clusters, which came to be known as the Messier objects.Messier's purpose for the catalogue was to help astronomical observers distinguish between permanent and transient visually …

Messier 80 (also known as M80 or NGC 6093) is a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius.It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781, being one of his first discoveries.. This star cluster is, as to its angle from the solar system, midway between α Scorpii and β Scorpii in a field in the Milky Way Galaxy that is rich in nebulæ.With low levels of light pollution it can be viewed below ...

Messier 87 (aussi dénommée M87, NGC 4486, ... L'astronome français Charles Messier redécouvre cette galaxie le 18 mars 1779 et il l'intègre à la troisième édition de son catalogue de 103 objets astronomiques ayant l'apparence de nébulosité qu'il publie en 1781. ... Wikipedia® est une marque déposée de la Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., ...