Charles Messier

I was born on June 26, 1730 in Badonviller, France. My father is Nicholas Messier and mother is Francoise Grandblaise. I am a very famous astronomer in France.

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

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[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

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[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

Napoleon has just awarded me with the Cross of the Legion of Honor, an award that honors the actions of a civilian (1806).

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

@Messi02090 Not all of the objects were actual stars, but I noted down all of the "fuzzy" objects that I saw in the deep sky.

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

@Messi02090 For example, I discovered a small nebulous object in the constellation of Taurus (Crab Nebulous-remains of a supernova).

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

@Messi02090 In this catalog, I’ve stated the the detail descriptions and locations of 110 of the brightest objects in the universe.

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

I was able to catalog 110 nebulous objects into what is now known as the Messier Catalog.

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

I have discovered 13 comets in my illustrious career. Hunting for these comets in the deep sky, led me to find many other nebulous objects.

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

My accomplishments have been so excellent that the King of France, Louis XV, has began to call me “my little comet ferret”.

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

My observing skills have made me the chief astronomer at the Marine Observatory at the Hotel de Cluny in Paris.

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

Lately, the French Navy has been relying on me as their lead astronomer.

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

Because of my genius catalog, I have been elected into the French Royal Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society of London.
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[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

@CornyCopernicus U still don't have any evidence to support ur theory. However, ur theory and my Messier Catalog are widely used nowadays.

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

@CornyCopernicus What happened to ur heliocentric theory? I thought that everyone had rejected.

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

@HalsComments I had made a fine star chart to path the way of the comet. Everything was going well. U would of been nothing if I found it!

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

@HalsComments It wasn't my fault it was my under study, Delisle, who messed up on the calculations, so I couldn't find the comet.

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

@big_Tycho The telescope I used is the 7.5 inch 104x Gregorian reflector. These comets helped me find the nebulous objects in the sky.

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

@big_Tycho How do you make such accurate observations and predictions (within one arc-second) of the motions of the planets and the stars?

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

@Ptolemyxoxo What were those ellipses that you were talking about in your book, the "Almagest"?

[Charles Messier @Messi02090]

@Ptolemyxoxo I saw roughly 110 of the brightest objects in the sky. One of the objects was called the Crab Nebulous.