NOIRLab/NOAO images of Messier objects

Below please find an index to the AURA/NOAO images of Messier Objects. These images were obtained from the facilities of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc. (AURA)'s National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO), notably Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO, Arizona) and Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory (CTIO, Chile). With the creation of NOIRLab, the two Gemini Observatories, Gemini North (on Mauna Kea, Hawaii) and Gemini South (on Cerro Pachón, Chile), have been integrated, together with the new Vera Rubin Observatory (on Cerro Pachón, Chile). Note their usage regulations for possible reuse.

For the Advanced Observing Program, of KPNO Visitor Center, see our separate AOP Images Index.
For more images, see the NOAO Image Gallery.
Also note our list of AURA/NOAO Images of Messier Objects included in our pages.

M1:

No. 345, noao-02673: M1, NGC1952, Crab Nebula. KPNO 4-m 1973 color pic.
No. 466, noao-crab1: M1, NGC1952, Crab Nebula. WIYN 1995 CCD color pic.
No. 467, noao-crab3: M1, NGC1952, Crab Nebula. Enhanced WIYN 1995 CCD color pic.
No. 565, noao-03036: The Crab Nebula and Pulsar. KPNO 4-m 1992 pulsar time sequence.
iotw2311a: A legendary nebula. KPNO 4-m ca. 2019 (Release 2023 Mar 15)
ann21013c: Cosmic Ripples — image created with FITS Liberator. Gemini North image of Crab Pulsar environment.
iotw2043a: Heart of the Crab. Changes 2009 to 2014. Gemini North image of Crab Nebula center with pulsar.
noao-m1guvenen1: RGB image, Yoshikawa Yoshihiko/Blythe Guvenen, AOP, June 26, 2014.
noao-m1guvenen2: H-Alpha image, Yoshikawa Yoshihiko/Blythe Guvenen, AOP, June 26, 2014.
noao-m1guvenen3: RGB+Braudband image, Yoshikawa Yoshihiko/Blythe Guvenen, AOP, June 26, 2014.

M2:

No. 523, noao-m2: M2, NGC7089. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD.

M3:

No. 75, noao-02214: M3, NGC5272. KPNO 4-m, 1975.
No. 591, noao-03147: Mini-mosaic imager on-line at WIYN, center of M3. March 2000.
No. 652, noao-m3-burrell-schmid: M3, NGC5272. Burrell Schmidt color CCD, June 1996.
No. 838, noao-m3: M3, NGC5272. WIYN and WIYN Tip-Tilt Module (WTTM), false-color IR-vis CCD, March 22, 2003.
noao-m3-kpno-mayall-4-m: M3, NGC 5272. KPNO 4-m 2020 RGB color image.

M4:

No. 598, noao-m4: M4, NGC6121. KPNO 0.9-m T2KA CCD pic, March 1995.

M5:

No. 77, noao-02216: M5, NGC5904. KPNO 4-m 1975 b/w pic.
No. 731, noao-m5: M5, NGC5904. Burrell Schmidt color CCD image, REU, June-July, 1997.

M6:

No. 379, noao-02637: M6, NGC6405. KPNO color pic.

M7:

No. 584, noao-m7: M7, NGC6475. Burrell Schmidt color CCD image, REU, June-July, 1995.

M8:

No. 42, noao-02172: The Lagoon Nebula, M8 (NGC6523). KPNO 4-m color photo, 1973.
No. 43, noao-02173: The Lagoon Nebula, M8 (NGC6523). KPNO 4-m b/w photo, 1973.
No. 473, noao-m8-burrell-schmidt: The Lagoon Nebula, M8 (NGC6523). Burrell Schmidt color image, June 1995.
No. 692, noao-lag: The Lagoon Nebula, M8 (NGC6523). Burrell Schmidt color CCD image, REU, May-July 1994.
noao-lagoon-nebula: Lagoon Nebula, M8, NGC 6523. CTIO PROMPT-1 color CCD image, June 2020.
noao-noao-m8: M8, Lagoon Nebula. WIYN 0.9-m, H-alpha, OIII, SII false-color Mosaic I image, June 2020.
gemini1105a: M8 Lagoon Nebula. Gemini South 8m, GMOS-S IR false-color image, May 2011.
noao-m8harvey: M8: Lagoon Nebula. Jack Harvey and Tom Doughtery/Adam Block, AOP color CCD, June 7, 2014.
noao-m8wideblock: M8: Lagoon Nebula Wide. Adam Block, AOP color CCD, June 7, 2014.
noao-n6559connor: NGC 6559, part of M8 complex. John and Christie Connor/Adam Block, AOP color CCD, June 11, 2014.

M9:

No. 573, noao-m9: M9, NGC6333. KPNO 0.9-meter CCD image, April 1995.

M10:

No. 648, noao-m10: M10, NGC6254. Burrell Schmidt color CCD image, REU, June 1996.

M11:

No. 585, noao-m11: M11, NGC6705. Burrell Schmidt color CCD image, REU, July 1995.

M12:

No. 773, noao-m12: M12, NGC6218. Burrell Schmidt color CCD image, REU, June 1995.

M13:

No. 551, noao0103a: M13, NGC6205. Burrell Schmidt color CCD image, REU.
noao-m13kpno4m: M13, NGC 6205. Mosaic CCD image, KPNO 4m, June 2020.

M14:

No. 836, noao-m14: M14, NGC6402. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, Apr 1998.

M15:

No. 13, noao0159a: Globular cluster M15 (NGC7078). CCD image, 3.5-meter WIYN, Sep 1, 1994.
No. 33, noao-m15_u: Globular cluster M15 (NGC7078). U-band CCD image, 3.5-meter WIYN, Aug 3, 1995.
No. 76, noao-02215: M15, NGC7078. KPNO 4-m b/w photo, 1975.
No. 835, noao-m15-kpno-0-9-m: M15, NGC7078. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, Jul & Sep 1998.
noao-m15-kpno-mayall-4-m: Globular Cluster, M15. KPNO 4m, Mosaic 11 CCD image, June 2020.
noao1203a: M15. One Degree Imager debuts at WIYN telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. WIYN 3.5m, CDJ CCD image, September 10, 2012.
noao-m15block: M15. Adam Block, AOP CCD image, June 23, 2014.

M16:

No. 50: The Eagle Nebula, M16. Kitt Peak 4-m Mayall color image, 1973.
No. 51: The Eagle Nebula, M16. Kitt Peak 4-m Mayall b/w image, 1973.
No. 725: The Eagle Nebula, M16. Kitt Peak 0.9-m Mosaic CCD false-color.

M17:

No. 52: The Omega Nebula, M17. Kitt Peak 4-meter Mayall color photo, 1973.
No. 53: The Omega Nebula, M17. Kitt Peak 4-meter Mayall b/w image, 1973.
No. 64: The Omega Nebula, M17 (NGC6618). KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, 1993.
No. 627: The Omega Nebula, M17 (NGC6618). KPNO 2.1-m/SQIID IR false-color pic, 11 May 2000.
No. 797: The Omega Nebula, M17. Burrell Schmidt color CCD image, REU, May 1995 and June 1996.
No. 802: The Omega Nebula, M17. Burrell Schmidt false-color CCD image, REU, May 1995.

M18:

No. 805: M18, NGC6613. Burrell Schmidt color CCD image, REU, June 1996.

M19:

No. 567: M19, NGC6273. KPNO 0.9-m color image.

M20:

No. 41: Trifid, M20, NGC6514. KPNO 4-m Mayall b/w image, 1973.
No. 587: Trifid, M20, NGC6514. KPNO 0.9-m color image.
No. 766: M20 (NGC6514, Trifid) and M21 (NGC6531). Burrell Schmidt color CCD image, June 1996.

M21:

M22:

No. 575: M22, NGC6656. Burrell Schmidt color CCD image, REU, June 1995.

M23:

No. 634: M23, NGC6494. Burrell Schmidt, CCD color pic, REU program, July 1995.

M24:

No. 845: M24, Sagittarius Star Cloud. Burrell Schmidt, CCD color pic, REU program, September 1997. Image size 66.7x61.7 arc minutes.

M25:

No. 850: M25, IC 4725. Burrell Schmidt, CCD color pic, REU program, June 1996. Image size 42.3 arc minutes square.

M26:

No. 837: M26, NGC6694. Burrell Schmidt, CCD color image, REU program, June 1996.

M27:

No. 54: The Dumbbell Nebula, M27. Kitt Peak 4-m 1988 color pic.
No. 55: The Dumbbell Nebula, M27. Kitt Peak 4-m 1973 b/w pic.
No. 346: M27, NGC6853, Dumbbell Nebula. Kitt Peak 4-m July 2, 1973 color pic.
No. 589: Emission line image of M27. WIYN CCD color pic.
No. 682: Far red/near infrared image of the Dumbbell Nebula. WIYN CCD color pic.
No. 688: M27, NGC6853, Dumbbell Nebula. Kitt Peak 2.1-m July 2000 color pic.
No. 780: Emission line image of M27. 3.5-m WIYN false-color CCD image

M28:

No. 771: M28, NGC6626. KPNO 0.9-m November 1998 color CCD pic.

M29:

No. 844: M29, NGC6913. KPNO 2.1-m, June 18/19, 2003, color CCD pic. Image size 6.4 arc minutes.

M30:

No. 687: M30, NGC7099. Kitt Peak 0.9-m July 1997 b/w pic.

M31:

No. 35: A piece of M31. WIYN narrow-filter b/w image.
No. 100: M31/M32 (NGC224/221), four views, different exposure times. KPNO 4-meter Mayall b/w photo, 1975.
No. 424: The Andromeda Galaxy, M31/M32/M110. Burrell Schmidt 3-color composite photo, REU, 1979.
No. 606: Andromeda and the Moon collage. From No. 424 and a Moon pic, REU.
No. 638: M31/NGC224, NW portion. KPNO Mayall 4-m color CCD image.
No. 685: The Andromeda Galaxy. Kitt Peak 0.9-m true-color image.

M32:

No. 99: M32, NGC221. KPNO 4-meter Mayall b/w photo, 1975.

M33:

No. 87: M33, NGC598. KPNO 4-meter Mayall b/w photo, 1975.
No. 347: M33, NGC598. KPNO 4-meter Mayall color photo, Oct 3, 1973.
No. 696: Excitation in the middle of M33. KPNO 4-meter Mayall color CCD image, October 2000.
No. 774: M33 optical/radio. Composite of optical 0.9-m KPNO image with VLA radio image.
No. 775: M33, NGC598. 0.9-m KPNO color CCD image.

M34:

No. 843: M34, NGC1039. Burrell Schmidt true-color CCD image, July 1996, size 34.6 arc minutes. REU.

M35:

No. 794: M35, NGC2168. Burrell Schmidt true-color CCD image, January 1997, size 47.4 x 40.6'.

M36:

No. 831: M36, NGC1960. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, January 1997.

M37:

No. 510: M37, NGC2099. KPNO color image.

M38:

No. 788: M38, NGC1912. Burrell Schmidt CCD true-color image, January 1997. Size 47.4'.

M39:

No. 854: M39, NGC7099. WIYN 0.9-m CCD mosaic, true-color image, September 15, 2003.

M40:

No. 574: M40 (Winnecke 4). KPNO 0.9-m color CCD pic, February 1996.

M41:

No. 727: M41, NGC2287. Burrell Schmidt color CCD pic, September 1997.

M42:

No. 46: The great nebula in Orion, M42. Kitt Peak 4-meter Mayall b/w photo, 1973.
No. 349: M42, NGC1976, Orion Nebula. Kitt Peak 4-meter Mayall color photo, Oct 1, 1973.
No. 1055: Orion Nebula, M42. WIYN 3.5m false-color IR pic (WHIRC).

M43:

No. 803: M43, NGC1982. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD pic, December 20, 2002.

M44:

No. 793: M44, NGC2632. Burrell Schmidt CCD true-color image, January 1997. Size 60.9'.

M45:

M46:

No. 697: M46, NGC2437. Burrell Schmidt true-color CCD, September 1997.

M47:

No. 789: M47, NGC2422. Burrell Schmidt true-color CCD, January 1997, size 40.6'.

M48:

No. 790: M48, NGC2548. Burrell Schmidt true-color CCD, January 1997, size 40.6'.

M49:

No. 88: M49, NGC4472. KPNO 4-meter Mayall b/w photo, 1975.
No. 577: M49, NGC4472. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD pic, December 1996.

M50:

No. 707: M50, NGC2323. Burrell Schmidt, true-color CCD, September 1997.

M51:

No. 63: M51, the Whirlpool Nebula, NGC5194/5195. KPNO 0.9-m true-color CCD pic, taken in 1991 but reworked in 2000 for color balance.
No. 85: M51, the Whirlpool Nebula, NGC5194/5195. KPNO 4-meter Mayall b/w photo, 1975.
No. 653: M51, the Whirlpool Nebula, NGC5194/5195. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD pic (NOAO Mosaic CCD camera).

M52:

No. 578: M52, NGC7654. Burrell Schmidt, color CCD pic.
No. 39: M52 and the Bubble Nebula. Burrell Schmidt, color CCD pic, REU.

M53:

No. 730: M53, NGC5024. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD pic, REU, July 1997 aand May 1998.

M54:

No. 729: M54, NGC6715. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD pic, REU, July 1998.

M55:

No. 724: M55, NGC6809. Burrell Schmidt, color CCD pic, REU, June 1996.

M56:

No. 415: M56, NGC6779. KPNO 0.9-m color pic.

M57:

No. 15: Ring Nebula, M57 (NGC6720). WIYN CCD false-color image, enhancing contrast
No. 48: Four views of the Ring Nebula, M57. Taken at four different wavelengths (colors). Kitt Peak 2.1m 1973.
No. 350: M57, NGC6720, Ring Nebula. Kitt Peak 4m color photo by Bill Schoening, September 1, 1973. Scan from an 8x10 color transparency.
No. 647: M57, NGC6720, Ring Nebula. Kitt Peak 2.1-m deep color CCD, 2000.
No. 760: Ring via WIYN tip-tilt. Comparison of WIYN Tip-Tilt Module (low order adaptive optics interface) to HST, June 2002.
No. 847: Ring Nebula, M57 (NGC 6720). WTTM/WIYN flase-color image; red: H Alpha + [N II], Green: [O III]

M58:

No. 706: M58, NGC4579. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD pic, April 1998.

M59:

No. 579: M59, NGC 4621. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, composite from images taken between December 1996 and April 1998.

M60:

No. 699: M60, NGC4649. KPNO 0.9-m image, April 1998.

M61:

No. 781: M61, NGC4303. KPNO 0.9-m image, February 1996.

M63:

No. 495: M63, NGC 5055. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, May 1998.

M64:

M65:

M66:

M67:

M68:

No. 416: M68, NGC 4590. KPNO 0.9-m.

M69:

No. 630: M69, NGC 6637. KPNO 0.9-m, REU, May 1998.

M70:

No. 767: M70, NGC6681. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD, REU, October 1998.

M71:

No. 768: M71, NGC6838. KPNO .9-m color CCD, REU, July 1998.

M72:

No. 7698: M72, NGC6981. KPNO .9-m color CCD, REU, July 1998.

M73:

No. 683: M73, NGC6994. KPNO 0.9-m, REU, July 1997.

M74:

No. 89: M74, NGC 628. KPNO 4-meter Mayall b/w photo, 1975.
No. 509: M74, NGC 628. KPNO 0.9-m color image, 1991.

M75:

No. 770: M75, NGC6864. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, October 1998.

M76:

No. 7: Planetary nebula M76 (NGC 650 and NGC 651). WIYN CCD pic, Sep 1, 1994.
No. 772: M76, NGC650/651. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, December 1996.

M77:

No. 580: M77, NGC1068. KPNO color image.

M78:

No. 830: M78, NGC2068. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, November 1998.
No. 1013: M78, NGC2068. KPNO 4-m Mayall CCD image, 2006.

M79:

No. 418: M79, NGC1904. KPNO 0.9-m color pic.

M80:

No. 599: M80, NGC6093. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD pic, March 1995.

M81:

No. 91: M81, NGC 3031. KPNO 4-meter Mayall b/w photo, 1975.
No. 493: M81, NGC 3031. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD pic, December 1994.

M82:

No. 508: M82, NGC 3034. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD pic, December 1994.
No. 860: Starburst Galaxy M82. WIYN 3.5-m/HST WFPC2 false-color CCD photo, May 2004.

M83:

No. 348: M83, NGC5236, Southern Pinwheel. KPNO 4-meter Mayall color photo, 1973.
No. 1007: NGC5236 (M83), SINGG Survey. CTIO 2.1-m false-color CCD pic, 2006.

M84:

No. 581: M84, NGC4374. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD photo, December 1996.
No. 119: Cluster of galaxies in Virgo, showing M84 and M86. KPNO 4-meter Mayall b/w photo, 1975.
No. 800: Cluster of galaxies in Virgo, showing M84, M86 and M87. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD photo, June 1995 to January 1997.

M85:

No. 586: M85, NGC4382. KPNO color CCD photo, December 1996.

M86:

No. 101: M86, NGC 4406. KPNO 4-meter Mayall b/w photo, 1975.
No. 795: M86, NGC4406. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD pic, December 1996.
No. 119: Cluster of galaxies in Virgo, showing M84 and M86. KPNO 4-meter Mayall b/w photo, 1975.
No. 800: Cluster of galaxies in Virgo, showing M84, M86 and M87. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD photo, June 1995 to January 1997.

M87:

No. 90: M87, NGC4486. With insert image showing jet. KPNO 4-meter Mayall b/w photo, 1975.
No. 102: M87, NGC4486. KPNO 4-meter Mayall b/w photo, 1975.
No. 796: M87, NGC4486. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD pic, December 1996.
No. 800: Cluster of galaxies in Virgo, showing M84, M86 and M87. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD photo, June 1995 to January 1997.

M88:

No. 419: M88, NGC4501. KPNO 0.9-m color pic.

M89:

No. 572: M89, NGC4552. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, April 1995.

M90:

No. 700: M90, NGC4569. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, April 1998.

M91:

No. 704: M91, NGC4548. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, April 1998.

M92:

No. 74: M92, NGC6341. KPNO 4-m b/w photo, 1975.
No. 804: M92, NGC6341. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, June 1996.

M93:

No. 645: M93, NGC2447. Burrell Schmidt, color CCD image, Sep 20-21, 1975.

M94:

No. 92: M94, NGC4736. KPNO 4-m Mayall b/w photo, 1975.
No. 779: M94, NGC4736. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, May 1998.

M95:

No. 732: M95, NGC3351. KPNO 0.9-m color pic, Feb 1996.
No. 733: M95, NGC3351. KPNO 0.9-m color pic, Dec 1994.

M96:

No. 671: M96, NGC3368. KPNO 0.9-m color pic, Feb 1996.

M97:

No. 417, noao-m97: M97, NGC 3587. KPNO 0.9-m color pic.
No. 841, noao0310a: Owl Nebula, M97, NGC 3587. Burrell-Schmidt false-color pic, June 1991.
geminiann10008a: Gemini North image of the planetary nebula M97. Gemini North with GMOS-N, March 2010. Announce.

M98:

No. 660, noao-m98: M98, NGC4192. KPNO 0.9-m color pic, February 1996.

M99:

No. 654, noao-m99: M99, NGC4254. KPNO 0.9-m color pic, February 1996.

M100:

No. 806, noao-m100: M100, NGC4321. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD pic, December 20, 2002.
noirlab2019b: Hubble Space Telescope image of SN 2019ehk (annotated)
noirlab2019d: Hubble Space Telescope image of SN 2019ehk. News Release.
noao-m100kingbig: M100. Curt and Sally King/Adam Block, AOP, Fenruary 2014.

M101:

No. 28, noao-m101ny: Spiral galaxy M101 (NGC5457), North section. WIYN false-color CCD pic.
No. 29, noao--m101sy: Spiral galaxy M101 (NGC5457), South section. WIYN false-color CCD pic.
No. 83, noao-02269: M101, NGC5457. KPNO 4-m Mayall b/w photo, 1975.
No. 512, noao-02881: M101 Mosaic. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD pic.
noao-m101ubviha: M101; Pinwheel Galaxy. KPNO 4-m with Mosaic I imager, UBVI+H-Alpha false-color CCD image. June 2020.
noao-m101sn2011fe: Supernova SN2011fe in M101. KPNO 4-m Mosaic I image, September 18, 2011.
noirlab2315a: Supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy, SN 2023ixf im M101. Gemini North GMOS-N CCD image. News Release.
noao-m101blocks: M101. Adam Block, AOP, February 2014.

M102:

No. 593, noao-m102: M102, NGC 5866. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, March 1995.

M103:

No. 635, noao-m103: M103, NGC 581. True-color composite of 15 images taken in the BVR pass-bands, Kitt Peak 2.1-meter.

M104:

No. 84, noao-02270: M104, NGC 4594. KPNO 4-meter Mayall b/w photo, 1974.
No. 583, noao-m104: M104, NGC 4594. KPNO color pic, enhanced for dust.

M105:

No. 639, noao-m105: M105, NGC 3379. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, Feb 5, 1996.

M106:

No. 624, noao-m106: M106, NGC 4258. Burrell Schmidt color CCD pic, REU, June 1996.
noirlab2112: Unrivaled View of Galaxy Messier 106. KPNO 4-m with Mosaic I, March 2021.
noirlab2112a: Spiral Galaxy Messier 106. KPNO 4-m with Mosaic I, March 2021.
noirlab2112b: Spiral Galaxy Messier 106, full field. KPNO 4-m with Mosaic I, March 2021.

M107:

No. 576, noao-m107: M107, NGC 6171. KPNO color image.

M108:

No. 610, noao-m108: M108, NGC 3556. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, January 1997.

M109:

No. 611, noao-m109: M109, NGC3992. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image, January 1997.
noao-m109hatfield: M109. George Hatfield and Flynn Haase, AOP, Feb. 24, 2014.

M109B:

noao-n3953haynes: NGC 3953. Tom and Gail Haynes/Adam Block, AOP, March 12, 2005. Released March 28, 2014.

M110:

No. 582, noao-m110: M110, NGC205. KPNO 0.9-m color CCD image.
noao-n205block: NGC 205 (M110). Adam Block, AOP, Feb. 24, 2014.

Milky Way:

No. 301, noao-01628: Milky Way in Sagittarius; galactic center to M24. Color photo from CTIO, wider field. David Talent, NOAO/AURA/NSF.
No. 302, noao-01628crop: Milky Way in Sagittarius; galactic center to M24. Color photo from CTIO. David Talent, NOAO/AURA/NSF.
No. 703, noao-abugc: Galactic Center at 4 Mu. Gemini South 8m telescope IR image. Gemini Observatory/Abu Team/NOAO/AURA/NSF.
No. 1038, noao-milky-way-tololo: Milky Way over Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. Color photo, CTIO, wide field. K. Don, NOAO/AURA/NSF.

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