M51 Supernova

These pictures show M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) from May 2005 before supernova was sited and June 30 2005 from my log at slooh.com







Following are some great snaps of various colorful nebulas. Taken from Slooh.com. A robotic telescope in the Canary Islands. Charles Messier (1730-1817) compiled a list of approximately 110 astronomical objects. In those early days of astronomy, discovering comets was a way to make a name for yourself. Charles Messier aim was to catalogue objects that were often mistaken for comets.Hence each object is preceded with the letter M. For more information on Messier objects check out: seds.org/messier/

Trifid Nebula also known as M20



Lagoon Nebula also known as M8



Crab nebula also known as M1