John Mallas and Evered Kreimer: The Messier Album. References

Without doubt, one of the most important and most famous publications on the Messier Catalog and the Messier Objects is the Messier Album, created in the 1960s and 1970s by John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, and published by Sky Publishing Corporation (Mallas and Kreimer, 1978). John Mallas contributed descriptions from his visual observations with his 4-inch f/16 Unitron refractor, Evered Kreimer his photographs. These photos were black & white film images taken between December 1963 and March 1970 on Kodak Tri-X film cooled to -109 deg Fahrenheit, with a 12.5-inch f/7 Newtonian reflector (Cave Astrola).

This work was first published in a series of 41 articles in Sky and Telescope between May 1967 and September 1970, and later as the beautiful book which became famous. The book also includes a reprint of the Messier Catalog of 1781, as well as some reference material on Charles Messier and his catalog, contributed by Owen Gingerich.

Below we give bibliographic references for both the book and the articles:

John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1978. The Messier Album. Sky Publishing Corporation, 1978 (second revised printing 1979) [ADS: 1978meal.book.....M]. Messier Object observations, photographs and descriptions previously published in a series of 41 articles in Sky and Telescope
Owen Gingerich, 1953. Messier and His Catalog. Part I: Sky & Telescope, Vol. 12, August 1953, pp. 255-258 & 265 [ADS: 1953S&T....12..255G]. Part II: Sky & Telescope, Vol. 12, September 1953, pp. 288-291 [ADS: 1953S&T....12..288G]. Biography and discussion of the additional Messier objects up to M109.
Owen Gingerich, 1954. Observing the Messier Catalogue. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 13, March 1954, p. 157 [ADS: 1954S&T....13..157G].
Owen Gingerich, 1960. The Missing Messier Objects. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 20, October 1960, p. 196 [ADS: 1960S&T....20..196G]. Discussion of possible identifications of the four once missing Messier objects (M47, 48, 91, 102).
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1967a. A Messier Album - 1. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 33, No. 5 (May 1967), pp. 285-287 [Bibcode: 1967S&T....33..285M]. Messier Objects objects M81, M82; includes a Messier map.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1967b. A Messier Album - 2. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 33, No. 6 (June 1967), pp. 356-357 [Bibcode: 1967S&T....33..356M]. M3, M53, M64.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1967c. A Messier Album - 3. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 34, No. 1 (July 1967), pp. 16-17 [Bibcode: 1967S&T....34...16M]. M20, M21, M8, M23.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1967d. A Messier Album - 4. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 34, No. 2 (August 1967), p. 96 [Bibcode: 1967S&T....34...96M]. M54, M69, M70; includes Sagittarius map.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1967e. A Messier Album - 5. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 34, No. 3 (September 1967), p. 152 [Bibcode: 1967S&T....34..152M]. M30, M72, M73.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1967f. A Messier Album - 6. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 34, No. 4 (October 1967), pp. 220-221 [Bibcode: 1967S&T....34..220M]. M31, M32.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1967g. A Messier Album - 7. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 34, No. 5 (November 1967), p. 304 [Bibcode: 1967S&T....34..304M]. M36, M37, M38.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1967h. A Messier Album - 8. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 34, No. 6 (December 1967), pp. 378-379 [Bibcode: 1967S&T....34..378M]. M33, M74, M77.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1968a. A Messier Album - 9. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 35, No. 1 (January 1968), p. 27 [Bibcode: 1968S&T....35...27M]. M97, M108.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1968b. A Messier Album - 10. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 35, No. 2 (February 1968), pp. 96-97 [Bibcode: 1968S&T....35...96M]. M46, M47, M93.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1968c. A Messier Album - 11. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 35, No. 3 (March 1968), pp. 156-157 [Bibcode: 1968S&T....35..156M]. M95, M96, M105.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1968d. A Messier Album - 12. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 35, No. 4 (April 1968), pp. 218-219 [Bibcode: 1968S&T....35..218M]. M85, M98, M99, M100.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1968e. A Messier Album - 13. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 35, No. 5 (May 1968), pp. 300-301 [Bibcode: 1968S&T....35..300M]. M84, M86, M87.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1968f. A Messier Album - 14. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 35, No. 6 (June 1968), pp. 368-369 [Bibcode: 1968S&T....35..368M]. M13, M92.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1968g. A Messier Album - 15. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 36, No. 1 (July 1968), p. 29 [Bibcode: 1968S&T....36...29M]. M18, M24, M25.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1968h. A Messier Album - 16. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 36, No. 2 (August 1968), pp. 90-91 [Bibcode: 1968S&T....36...90M]. M10, M12, M14.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1968i. A Messier Album - 17. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 36, No. 3 (September 1968), p. 159 [Bibcode: 1968S&T....36..159M]. M27, M71.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1968j. A Messier Album - 18. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 36, No. 4 (October 1968), p. 222 [Bibcode: 1968S&T....36..222M]. M34, M76.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1968k. A Messier Album - 19. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 36, No. 5 (November 1968), p. 308 [Bibcode: 1968S&T....36..308M]. M1, M35.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1968l. A Messier Album - 20. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 36, No. 6 (December 1968), p. 372 [Bibcode: 1968S&T....36..372M]. M45.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1969a. A Messier Album - 21. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 37, No. 1 (January 1969), p. 25 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....37...25M]. M44, M67.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1969b. A Messier Album - 22. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 37, No. 2 (February 1969), pp. 95-96 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....37...95M]. M94, M63.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1969c. A Messier Album - 23. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 37, No. 3 (March 1969), pp. 154-155 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....37..154M]. M101, (M102), M51, M65, M66.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1969d. A Messier Album - 24. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 37, No. 4 (April 1969), pp. 228-229 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....37..228M]. M49, M61, M104.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1969e. A Messier Album - 25. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 37, No. 5 (May 1969), p. 295 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....37..295M]. M68, M83.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1969f. A Messier Album - 26. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 37, No. 6 (June 1969), p. 359 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....37..359M]. M4, M80.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1969g. A Messier Album - 27. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 38, No. 1 (July 1969), pp. 28-29 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....38...28M]. M6, M7, M19, M62.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1969h. A Messier Album - 28. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 38, No. 2 (August 1969), pp. 86-87 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....38...86M]. M56, M57.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1969i. A Messier Album - 29. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 38, No. 3 (September 1969), p. 163 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....38..163M]. M29, M39.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1969j. A Messier Album - 30. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 38, No. 4 (October 1969), pp. 235, 239 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....38..235M]. M2, M15.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1969k. A Messier Album - 31. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 38, No. 5 (November 1969), p. 299 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....38..299M]. M52, M103.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1969l. A Messier Album - 32. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 38, No. 6 (December 1969), p. 396 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....38..396M]. M41, M79.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1970a. A Messier Album - 33. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 39, No. 1 (January 1970), pp. 26-27 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....39...26M]. M42, M43, M78.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1970b. A Messier Album - 34. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 39, No. 2 (February 1970), p. 104 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....39..104M]. M48, M50.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1970c. A Messier Album - 35. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 39, No. 3 (March 1970), p. 172 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....39..172M]. M40, M106, M109.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1970d. A Messier Album - 36. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 39, No. 4 (April 1970), p. 236 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....39..236M]. M58, M59, M60.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1970e. A Messier Album - 37. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 39, No. 5 (May 1970), pp. 297-298 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....39..297M]. M88, M89, M90, M91.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1970f. A Messier Album - 38. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 39, No. 6 (June 1970), pp. 371-372 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....39..371M]. M5, M107, M9.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1970g. A Messier Album - 39. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 40, No. 1 (July 1970), p. 31 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....40...31M] M16, M17.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1970h. A Messier Album - 40. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 40, No. 2 (August 1970), pp. 91-92 [Bibcode: 1969S&T....40...91M] M11, M26, M22, M28.
John Mallas and Evered Kreimer, 1970i. A Messier Album - 41. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 40, No. 3 (September 1970), pp. 152-153 [Bibcode: 1970S&T....40..152M]. M55, M75, M110.

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