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Summary of the Messier Catalogue

Thus ends my condensed version Of Messier's list, which is merely a small selection of deep-sky objects. After all, we are discussing the infinity of the Cosmos. One can't expect to see even a fraction of what is available. When you begin to look at deep-sky objects you are, in a sense, doomed to failure because the Universe is too big. But any attempt to reach out to another galaxy, to see beyond our own corner of the Universe, no matter how limited is our success, can not truly be called a failure.


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