• Good (or at least considerably good) individual distances for the following galaxies:
  • M64 (current value: 19 Mly).
  • M74 (current value: 35 Mly)
  • M77 (current value: 60 Mly)
  • M83 (current value: 15 Mly)
  • M94 (current value: 14.5 Mly)
  • M104 (current value: 50 Mly)
  • M106 (current value: 25 Mly)
  • M108 (current value: 45 Mly)
  • M109 (current value: 55 Mly)
  Many other galaxy distances are also far from being safe or acurate; any corrections or pointers to modern references are certainly appreciated. It is not much better for some galactic Messier objects (clusters and nebulae).
• Data which help to clear the nature of the system or asterism of four stars, M73
• More and more acurate data on the double star M40
• A spectrum of M77 showing the Seyfert emission lines
• HRDs or FHDs of some more Messier open and globular clusters, in particular M92
• Biographical informations on the following astronomers, related to the Messier catalog, Messier's life, or early deepsky or comet discoveries:
  • William C. Williams - identified M91
  • T.F. Morris - identified M47 and M48
  • John Mallas - author (with Kreimer) of "The Messier Album"
  • Evered Kreimer - author (with Mallas) of "The Messier Album"

  • Edward Gregory
  • Johann Evangelist Helfenzrieder
  • Dirk Klinkenberg
  • Jacques Leibax Montaigne

Last Modification: February 12, 2002