2. Proper noun. Charles Messier (1730-1817); a French astronomer who in 1774 published ''Nebulae and Star Clusters'', a catalogue of 45 deep sky objects such as nebulae and star clusters. The purpose of the catalogue was to help comet hunters (like himself) and other astronomical observers to distinguish between permanent and transient objects in the sky. Objects in Messier's catalog are numbered, and the letter '''M''' (for Messier) is prepended to these numbers, as in M31 (the Andromeda Galaxy) or M13 (the globular cluster in Hercules). ¹
3. Adjective. (comparative of messy) ¹
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Definition of Messier
1. messy [adj] - See also: messy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Messier
Literary usage of Messier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of the British Astronomical Association by British Astronomical Association (1899)
"Messier and Messier A. These craters have been objects of continued interest
since Webb in 1855 - called attention to the dissimilar appearance they then ..."
2. The Observatory by Royal Astronomical Society (Gran Bretaña), Royal Greenwich Observatory, NASA Astrophysics Data System Abstract Service, Royal astronomical society GB (1894)
"On March n, 1856, he found Messier, the western crater, not only the lesser, but
obviously longer in an east and west direction; and finally, in 1859, ..."
3. The Observatory (1894)
"On March u, 1856, he found Messier, the western crater, not only the lesser, but
obviously longer in an east and west direction ; and finally, in 1859, ..."
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