Messier Objects and How to Find Them

There is more to the night sky than stars, planets, and the Moon. You can see star clusters, nebulae, and even other galaxies. Some of these can be seen with your naked eye, others require a small telescope or a pair of binoculars. Join planetarium staff to learn about these objects and how you can see them yourself. Hubble’s Messier catalog https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/... A program like Stellarium can help you locate the Messier objects www.stellarium.org We’re hosting virtual summer camps in July! For information visit: https://scse.d.umn.edu/marshall-w-alw... Enter to win a dinosaur plush just like the one taken to the ISS by Crew Dragon! Info here: https://sites.google.com/d.umn.edu/mw... The planetarium is supported through donations and ticket sales. If you love what we're doing and would like to help support the planetarium, you can donate here: https://makingagift.umn.edu/give/fund...