The final new Hubble Messier image is Messier 19 (M19). The Hubble proposal associated with this image sought to investigate M19’s formation and the ratios of different populations of stars within the cluster. The image includes Hubble observations taken in ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared wavelengths of light.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/messier-19

Visit Hubble's Messier Catalog to see more Hubble images of these objects.

https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-s-messier-catalog

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To close out Hubble's 2023 #MessierMarathon, here's a new image of M19!

M19 is a star cluster with a slightly elongated shape. It's relatively close to the heart of our Milky Way, so the gravity from the galactic center could be stretching it: https://go.nasa.gov/40mqDld
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The Messier Catalog is a resource that includes many astronomical sights from the northern hemisphere. We’re sharing new Hubble images of Messier objects so you can “stargaze” from your screen.

Join us for a mini #MessierMarathon, no matter where you are! https://go.nasa.gov/42k0GVr
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Today's new Hubble Messier image is the open star cluster, Messier 7 (M7) some 1,000 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Scorpius. Second-century polymath, Claudius Ptolemy, first recorded M7 in 130 AD, earning it the nickname Ptolemy's Cluster.

Follow along as Hubble releases a new Messier image each day through Tuesday, March 21.

Hubble's Messier Catalog:
https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-s-messier-catalog

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The Messier Catalog is a resource that includes many astronomical sights from the northern hemisphere. We’re sharing new Hubble images of Messier objects so you can “stargaze” from your screen.

Join us for a mini #MessierMarathon, no matter where you are!
https://go.nasa.gov/3LF6e6K
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Today's new Hubble Messier image is Messier 14 (M14). Discovered by Charles Messier in 1764, the globular cluster M14 is home to over 150,000 stars and is some 29,000 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/messier-14

Follow along as Hubble releases a new Messier image each day through Tuesday, March 21.

Hubble's Messier Catalog:
https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-s-messier-catalog

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Just in time for the 2023 #MessierMarathon, Hubble has a new view of M80 to share.

M80 is one of the densest globular clusters in the Milky Way. It's about 28,000 light-years away from Earth and contains hundreds of thousands of stars: https://go.nasa.gov/3JNPpp1
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Today's new Hubble Messier image is a favorite of backyard astronomers, the enormous globular cluster Messier 80 (M80). This image is from Hubble observations that helped astronomers learn more about the sequence of cosmic events that lead to the formation of various sub-populations of stars in globular clusters.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/messier-80

Follow along as Hubble releases a new Messier image each day through Tuesday, March 21.

Hubble's Messier Catalog:
https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-s-messier-catalog

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Hubble has imaged most of the objects in the Messier catalog, which includes fascinating astronomical targets that can be observed from the northern hemisphere.

You can even try to find them all for a #MessierMarathon in March's ideal viewing conditions!
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For backyard astronomers, especially in the Northern Hemisphere, March is a good time to try and spot all of late 18th century, French astronomer Charles Messier's cataloged objects. Hubble has looked at many of those objects too, and is sharing a new image of Messier 55.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/hubble-messier-55

Follow along as Hubble releases a new Messier image each day through Tuesday, March 21.

Hubble's Messier Catalog:
https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-s-messier-catalog

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The Crab Nebula is also classified as “Messier 1” – the first object in the Messier catalog, a list of cosmic objects compiled by astronomer Charles Messier.

In fact, some astronomers will even attempt a #MessierMarathon: a challenge to find all the catalog’s objects in a night!
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#Stargazers Welcomed

Learn more about the #MessierMarathon from the #NASA #CuriousUniverse team and #Hubble

https://www.nasa.gov/mediacast/stargazers-welcome

And keep an eye out later this week as the Hubble team releases some new #Messier images beginning Friday, 17 March!

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Plus, stay tuned for Hubble’s #MessierMarathon!

Starting on March 17, we’ll share new images of cosmic objects from the Messier catalog on our social media, so you can stargaze right from your screen.

Get ready by exploring our Messier images! https://go.nasa.gov/3LnKFI0
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M1 Crab Nebula

M1 Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula. It is located in the northern constellation Taurus, the Bull. The Crab Nebula has an apparent magnitude of 8.4 and lies at a distance of 6,500 light years from Earth. It is the result of a supernova explosion, SN 1054, that was observed by Chinese astronomers in 1054 AD.

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M42 Great Nebula in Orion

Messier 42 (M42), the famous Orion Nebula, is an emission-reflection nebula located in the constellation Orion, the Hunter. With an apparent magnitude of 4.0, the Orion Nebula is one of the brightest nebulae in the sky and is visible to the naked eye. It lies at a distance of 1,344 light years from Earth and is the nearest stellar nursery to Earth.

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M92

Magnitude 6.4 globular cluster located 26,700 light-years away in the constellation Hercules. M92 is approaching us at 112 km/sec and was a "Polarissima Borealis", or "North Cluster", about 12,000 years ago (10,000 BC), and it will again in about 14,000 years (16,000 AD).

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M13

Located 25,000 light-years from Earth, M13 is by far the most famous sight in this part of the sky. It competes with M5 as the brightest globular cluster north of the celestial equator. The cluster contains some 500,000 stars with an age of 13 billion years, not much younger than the universe itself.

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M15

Magnitude 6.2 globular cluster located 35,700 light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. At an estimated 12.5±1.3 billion years old, it is one of the oldest known globular clusters. Its core has undergone a contraction known as "core collapse" and it has a central density cusp with an enormous number of stars surrounding what may be a central black hole.

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M110

Magnitude 8.5 dwarf elliptical galaxy located 2.69 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It is also a satellite galaxy of M31 (Andromeda Galaxy) and was independently discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783.

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M32

Magnitude 8.08 dwarf galaxy located 2.65 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It is a satellite galaxy of M31 (Andromeda Galaxy) and was discovered by Guillaume Le Gentil in 1749.

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