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In the News (Thu 16 Feb 12)

  
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MESSIER 5 AND ITS VARIABLES `A noble mass, refreshing to the senses after searching for faint objects' Admiral Smyth The oldest known stars have survived chiefly in the rich and wonderfully symmetric formations called globular star clusters.
One would expect that the relatively nearby (25,000 light years from the Sun), rich, and dense Messier 5 is confined to the inner region of the galaxy, while the distant (70,000 light years), poor, and ghostly Palomar 5 comes from the periphery and is around its perigalacticon now.
Messier 5 moves, relative to the center of the Galaxy, at an extremely high speed, about 500 kilometers per second, which is comparable with the escape velocity.
zebu.uoregon.edu /messier/m5.txt   (3142 words)

  
 Charles Messier
Messier as loyal employee stated: "I was a loyal servant of M. Delisle, I lived with him in his house, and I conformed with his command." When Delisle finally announced the discovery on April 1, 1759, it was not believed by the other French astronomers (perhaps they took it as an April Fool's joke).
Messier's comet search led to a further success on January 7, 1785, when he discovered comet 1785 I Messier-Mechain, when it was about 6.5 magnitudes bright; this one was visible for about 5 weeks.
Messier was appointed as associate editor of the Connaissance des Temps in 1785, and hold this post for five years until 1790.
www.messiermarathon.com /about.htm   (3313 words)

  
 CNN.com - Ex-Vivendi CEO Messier paid $6m - Apr. 4, 2003
A copy of the group's provisional annual report showed that Messier -- ousted as chairman and chief executive last year as Vivendi nearly collapsed under a huge debt pile -- got 5,635,854 euros gross remuneration, 10 percent higher than his 2001 pay.
Messier masterminded a debt-fuelled acquisition binge by the former French utility.
Messier became chairman of Vivendi, whose roots lie in the 19th century water firm Compagnie Generale des Eaux, in 1996.
www.cnn.com /2003/BUSINESS/04/04/messier   (240 words)

  
 The Messier Catalog : Starshine.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Messier was interested in finding comets, and this list catalogs objects that proved not to be comets.
Due to Messier recording it at a location 4 degrees away, it was considered "missing" for long time until his descriptions were paired up with the object NGC2548.
Messier discovered M88 in 1781, and described it merely as a "nebula without a star".
www.starshine.com /frankn/astronomy/messier.asp   (4931 words)

  
 Messier 5
Discovered on May 5, 1702 by Gottfried and Maria Margarethe Kirch.
Independently rediscovered by Charles Messier on May 23, 1764.
This superb object is a noble mass, refreshing to the senses after searching for faint objects; with outliers in all directions, and a bright central blaze, which even exceeds 3 M. in concentration.
messier.obspm.fr /Mdes/dm005.html   (1304 words)

  
 Leos Ondra: Messier 5 and its Variables
It is at least equally bright as the famous M13 in Hercules, is more attractive in larger telescopes, has a richer history, and among its stars one finds a few bright variables, the most prominent of which is easy to spot with 25x100mm binoculars.
Some observers scrutinizing Messier 5 with 25x100 binoculars report a bright solitary star wrapped in its soft edges and lying some 3 arc minutes southwest of the center.
In the sky, there is another globular cluster nearby to M 5, named Palomar 5, first noted by Walter Baade on plates taken with the 48-inch Schmidt camera still before the famous sky survey.
seds.lpl.arizona.edu /messier/xtra/leos/M005Leos.html   (3056 words)

  
 Ryukyu Astronomy Club Messier Observation Log - Mike Swanson
Messier 5 - NGC 5904 - Globular Cluster
Messier 13 - NGC 6205 Hercules Globular Cluster - Globular Cluster
Messier 20 - NGC 6514 Trifid Nebula - Diffuse Nebula
www.nexstarsite.com /_RAC/MessierLogs/MikeSwanson.htm   (2501 words)

  
 Messier 5 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Globular Cluster M5 (also known as Messier Object 5 or NGC 5904) is a globular cluster in the constellation Serpens.
Charles Messier found it in 1764 and thought it a nebula without any stars associated with it.
M5 is not to be confused with the much fainter and more distant globular Palomar 5 which is situated nearby in the sky.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Messier_5   (387 words)

  
 Messier Object 5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Globular cluster M5 was first seen by Gottfried Kirch and his wife Maria Margarethe on May 5, 1702, when they observed a comet, and described as a "nebulous star".
Charles Messier found it on May 23, 1764, and describes it as a round nebula which "doesn't contain any stars".
Near M5 is the bright double star 5 Serpentis (Struve 1930) with components A, 5 mag, pale yellow, and B, 10 mag, light grey; position angle 37 deg, distance 11" (1923).
astronomy.nju.edu.cn /astron/Messier/m005.html   (368 words)

  
 Messier 61
Messier mistook this nebula for the Comet of 1779, on the 5th, 6th and 11th of May; on the 11th he recognized that this was not the Comet, but a nebula which was located on its path and in the same point [place] of the sky.
This is a well defined object, but so feeble as to excite surprise that Messier detected it with his 3 1/2 foot telescope in 1779.
N.B. The first discoverers of the nebulae in Messier's list, when not Messier himself, are mentioned by M. Auwers in his catalogue of those nebulae (pp.
www.maa.agleia.de /Messier/Mdes/dm061.html   (561 words)

  
 Messier 5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It lies at a distance of 24,500 light years and has a diameter of 165 light years making it a large example of a cluster of this sort.
It was discovered by Gottfried Kirch and his wife Maria Margarethe in 1702, and independently again by Charles Messier in 1764.
Binoculars will show this cluster as a nebulous patch; telescopes of 4 inches aperture will show it well, and resolve the outermost stars.
www.btinternet.com /~hubbletelescope/m5.shtml   (85 words)

  
 Star Cruiser Observatory
If the night sky were to be thought of in terms of a world map, the 110 Messier objects would be the major metropolitian areas and tourist attractions.
During late March each year it is possible to view all 110 Messier objects in a single night.
Most astronomy clubs hold special "Messier Marathon" star parties where observers attempt to find all 110 objects (well actually all 108-109 objects since one or two are non-existant*).
www.sipe.com /starcruiser/observatory/gallery/gallery_messier.html   (248 words)

  
 Messier Object 5
Charles Messier found it independently on May 23, 1764, and described it as a round nebula which "doesn't contain any stars".
The bright nearby double star 5 Serpentis was also cataloged as Struve 1930, and consists of components A, 5 mag, pale yellow, and B, 10 mag, light grey; position angle 37 deg, distance 11" (as determined in 1923).
To the west of M5 and up to 110 Virginis is a collection of faint distant galaxies including NGCs 5806, 5811, 5813, 5814, 5831, 5838, 5839, 5845, 5846, 5846A, 5848, 5850, 5854, 5864, 5865, 5869 and 5887, of brightnesses between mag 10.0 and 13.9, mostly requiring larger telescopes.
www.seds.org /messier/m/m005.html   (766 words)

  
 Binocular Messier Club - Appendix C
Appendix C: Appendix C is for reference purposes, listing all 110 of the Messier objects at the times when they are best observed, and in constellation sequence.
So, if you are wondering what is the best time of the year to observe a Messier object, refer to Appendix C. Appendix C tells you which season to observe each object, each object's coordinates, their NGC numbers, the constellation they are located in, and their sizes and magnitudes.
Also, Appendix C lists all of the Messier objects in the exact same order as the Astronomical League's Observe manual "Observe: A Guide to the Messier Objects", in case you are using that as an observing aide.
www.astroleague.org /al/obsclubs/binomess/binomesc.html   (130 words)

  
 SEDS Messier Database
During the years from 1758 to 1782 Charles Messier, a French astronomer (1730 - 1817), compiled a list of approximately 100 diffuse objects that were difficult to distinguish from comets through the telescopes of the day.
Fortunately for us, the Messier Catalog became well known for a much higher purpose, as a collection of the most beautiful objects in the sky including nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies.
While Messier's catalog was the first major reliable collection of deep-sky showpieces, and without doubt the most famous and important, others have followed since, including similar collections suitable e.g.
seds.lpl.arizona.edu /messier/Messier.html   (1097 words)

  
 Amazon.com: NHL - Mark Messier - Leader Champion & Legend (Collector's Edition): DVD: Mark Messier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Hockey great Mark Messier is profiled in this DVD that documents his career from childhood hockey leagues in his native Canada to NHL superstardom in New York City.
Messier first achieved stardom as a member of the Edmonton Oilers' dynasty of the 1980s, which won three Stanley Cups in four years.
Messier is a throwback to the "old-school" of hockey players, combinating the vicious streak of Gordie Howe, the wicked slapshot of Bobby Hull and the fiery stare of Rocket Richard into one mean package.
www.amazon.com /NHL-Messier-Leader-Champion-Collectors/dp/B0002WZRUE   (1720 words)

  
 Selden's Catalogs of Objects for Celestia
The entries for Messier's open clusters are cataloged here by the short form of their names, e.g.
These two clusters are involved in what is known as "The Hipparcos Pleiades Distance Problem." The cataloged distances of these two clusters, determined by photometry and spectroscopy, are significantly larger than the distances to their members measured by Hipparcos.
Low resolutions are used both to minimize the size of the archive file and to encourage you to find some appropriate 3DS models with high resolution surface textures created by various artists.
www.lns.cornell.edu /~seb/celestia/catalogs.html   (5345 words)

  
 AAO Messier Objects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
There are also images remastered from archived original plates taken at the Hale Telescope (the Crab nebula images), as well as one of the first colour piuctures taken with the Palomar Schmidt Telescope (M31, full view).
Star colours in the Globular cluster M5 Messier 8 AAT 31.
Messier 31 M31 (NGC 224), Galaxy in Andromeda (Palomar Schmidt Telescope)
www.aao.gov.au /images/general/messier.html   (235 words)

  
 Messier Objects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The initial color images of the Messier Objects were obtained with the 24-inch f/5 reflector at the Grasslands Observatory from 1998 to early 2000.
The AP7 images were used for Sky and Telescope's Messier Objects in Color Poster.
Because the images have the same relative exposures for each object type and the same camera orientation and image size, they can be used to compare one Messier object with another.
www.3towers.com /messier.htm   (624 words)

  
 National Hockey League - Blackhawks vs. Avalanche   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Power-play Conversions: Chi - 0 of 5, Col - 0 of 5.
Chicago had a power play when Forsberg intercepted a pass and fired a slap shot off Larocque's right arm and into the net at 6:44 for a two-goal lead.
It was Messier's fifth goal of the season and first in two weeks.
www.usatoday.com /sports/scores101/101026/101026342.htm   (1041 words)

  
 Northeast Ford Focus Midget Series
Jeff led all 25 laps to beat Jesse State, Nick Wean, Ryan Osborne, and Dana Messier to the checkered flag.
Messier finished second after leading the first 18 laps and was trailed by Nick Wean, Ryan Smith and Ryan Osborne.
Shaun Gosselin (#26 Gosselin) and Dana Messier (#4 Messier).
www.northeastfordfocusseries.com   (3338 words)

  
 Race Results - Northeast Ford Focus Midget Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Dana Messier and Jeff Abold finished second and third in the 17-car event.
The second caution of the night flew on lap 15 for a spin Dana Messier.
He beat Dana Messier, Shawn Gosselin, Michael Sboro and Ginny Quinones to the stripe.
www.northeastfordfocusseries.com /results.html   (2230 words)

  
 Messier Objects Observations (Telescope)
The purpose of this table is to make it easy for me (and anyone else who is interested) to see what Messier objects I've observed.
The list was taken from Astronomical League's list of Messier objects to observe in order to get the AL Messier Binocular certificate.
I thought I could see a couple of bright spots in the object, but it was hard to make out details though.
www.his.com /~pct/astronomy/messier_scope_log.html   (287 words)

  
 QUABBIN vs WESTBOROUGH (2/25/06 at Kneller Athletic Center)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
* 1-7 0-2 0-0 4 1 5 1 2 2 2 0 1 24 52 Jeremy Angelos......
* 0-6 0-0 3-4 3 5 8 2 3 1 2 0 1 21 42 Ben Araya...........
* 1-7 1-3 2-2 0 1 1 1 5 2 1 1 1 14 40 Ted Driscoll........
www.clarku.edu /athletics/varsity/clark_hs/2006/cuhs14.htm   (2396 words)

  
 M 5 concept from the Astronomy knowledge base   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
M 5 concept from the Astronomy knowledge base
physical object > natural object > celestial body > collection of stars > star cluster > globular cluster > class V globular cluster > M 5
Next class V globular cluster: M 53 Up: class V globular cluster, Messier object Previous class V globular cluster: M 30
www.site.uottawa.ca:4321 /astronomy/M5.html   (120 words)

  
 QUABBIN vs Blackstone Millville Reg. (2/23/06 at Kneller Athletic Center)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
2-4 0-0 0-0 3 2 5 3 4 0 2 0 0 14 54 Dennis Reed.........
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 51 Brendan Parsons.....
* 3-6 0-1 1-1 2 5 7 1 7 1 3 0 1 15 21 Zach Peloquin.......
www.clarku.edu /athletics/varsity/clark_hs/2006/cuhs12.htm   (2885 words)

  
 Vern’s Astronomy Weblog » Messier 5, NGC 5904
Vern’s Astronomy Weblog » Messier 5, NGC 5904
May 22, 2006 at 1:42 pm · Filed under Astronomy, Deep sky, Globular Cluster
Messier 5, located in constellation Serpens Caput, is an impressive globular.
www.raben.com /weblog/2006/05/22/messier-5-ngc-5905   (200 words)

  
 The Kopernik Observatory Collection of Pictures of Messier's Nebulae & Star Clusters
Observed at the Observatory of the Navy with different instruments by M. Messier"
M- 5, A Globular Star Cluster in Serpens Caput
On of the “missing” Messier Objects; probably a duplicate observation of M-101.
www.kopernik.org /images/archive/messierindex.htm   (1120 words)

  
 Canadian Hockey League
Player Team POS GP W L T SHO Sv Sh SvPCT
Curtis Joseph Ducks G 5 3 1 1 0 112 119 0.941
Curtis Joseph Ducks G 5 3 2 0 1 119 131 0.908 Damian Rhodes Ducks G 2 1 1 0 0 60 68 0.882
members.fortunecity.com /vargas71/saison2002/chlVsStatsAna.html   (879 words)

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