Charles Messier, (
June 26 1730 -
April 12 1817)
French astronomer. Created the catalogue of nebulae and star clusters (the '
Messier objects') that bears his name. This was first published in
1774.
His purpose in creating the catalog was to help comet hunters and other naked-eye observers to distinguish between permanent and transient objects.
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