What is the name of the objects in Charles Messier's catalogue?
Messier objects
Star objects
Nebula objects
Milky Way objects
Answer
The Messier objects are a collection of 110 astronomical objects compiled by Charles Messier, a French astronomer and comet hunter. Messier was originally compiling a list of objects that he could rule out as comets. The objects in the catalogue are mainly nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Messier's catalogue has been an important tool for astronomers for over 200 years.
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