Images of Messier Objects from Anonymous Sources

The images below were collected from various anonymous sources at the Grove Creek Observatories' FTP server. For most of them, the origin is unknown, but most of them can probably be assumed to be released to the Public Domain. Any further hints which help to backtrace their source would be appreciated; please notify me if you can provide any information on this.

Due to an error in our source backtracing, these images had been attributed to the GCO previously; please note that these images were not taken at the GCO. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

M2: M2 image [caption]
M3: M3 image [PNG, caption]
M5: M5 image [caption]
M8: M8 color image [caption]
M13: M13 image
M15: M15 image [caption]
M16: M16 image [PNG, caption]
M17: M17 image [PNG, caption]
M20: M20 color image [PNG, caption]
M22: M22 image [caption]
M27: M27 image [caption]
M31: M31 image [perhaps Lick Observatory, Crossley Reflector (perhaps Nov 7, 1937); PNG, caption]
M33: M33 image [caption]
M42: M42 image [caption]
M49: M49 image [PNG, caption]
M51: M51 image [PNG, caption]
M55: M55 image [perhaps ESO?; PNG, caption]
M57: M57 image [caption]
M58: M58 image [caption]
M63: M63 image (perhaps USNO?) [caption]
M64: M64 image [PNG, caption]
M65: M65 image [PNG, caption]
M66: M66 image [PNG, caption]
M74: M74 image [PNG, caption]
M81: M81 image [probably Palomar 200-inch; PNG, caption]
M82: M82 image [caption]
M83: M83 image [caption]
M86: M86 image [caption]
M87: M87 image [caption]
M91: M91 image [caption]
M101: M101 image [caption]
M104: M104 image [caption]
M106: M106 image (perhaps USNO?) [caption]
NGC 869/884 (h & Chi Persei): Double Cluster image
NGC 7009 (Saturn Nebula): Saturn Nebula image

Hartmut Frommert
Christine Kronberg
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Last Modification: June 26, 1999