"These were cataloged by Charles Messier in 1781."
Don Machholz
At this point, you might say: “You call this an eclipse?” Good call, the moon is barely inside the earth’s shadow.– Don Machholz Podcast-72-Map-1-Evening-SkyDownload...
“Charles Messier lived some two hundred years ago in France,from where he searched for comets, whenever he got the chance”Don Machholz Podcast-94-Map-1-Evening-SkyDownload Podcast-94-Map-2-Morning-SkyDownload
That is a lot of time to find a comet, but then there is a lot of sky to cover!DON MACHHOLZ Podcast-46-A-Decade-of-Comets-Part-6Download Podcast-46-Map-1Download Podcast-46-Map-2Download