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ABSTRACT: A few years ago, a model of the universe was presented in this journal. At that time, an age of 76.1 Gy had been found by hypothesizing that the CMB photons were the source of the observed ...

Charles Messier was an 18th century comet hunter who compiled a list of nebulae and star clusters – objects that could be mistaken for comets in a small telescope. His list of non-comets comprises ...

Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8 Photo courtesy of Pixabay. This article was contributed by David Baumgartner as part of a local series on astronomy. Lea este artículo en español aquí. Don’t feel bad if you ...

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In 1781, French astronomer Charles Messier published a catalog of 103 objects in the heavens. He was primarily interested in comets, but kept finding fuzzy smudges that did not move against the ...

This article was contributed by David Baumgartner as part of a local series on astronomy. Lea este articulo en español aquí. It seems that the name Messier pops up around this time of the year. So ...

Back in the late 18th and early 19th centuries — long before anyone had any real idea of all that lay out there among the stars — a French astronomer spent his nights scouring the sky for his prey.