Messier Objects Exploration Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• crab nebula: supernova remnant, first object in messier's catalog
• andromeda: m31, our nearest spiral galaxy neighbor
• pleiades: m45, visible to the naked eye
• ring nebula: m57, glowing remains of a sun-like star
• eagle nebula: m16, home to the famous "pillars of creation"
• orion nebula: m42, brightest nebula in the night sky
• one hundred: total number of objects in the messier catalog
• pinwheel galaxy: m101, a face-on spiral galaxy in ursa major
• hercules: m13, brightest globular cluster in the northern hemisphere
• charles messier: french astronomer who compiled the catalog
• dumbbell nebula: m27, resembles exercise equipment
• sagittarius: m8, also known as the lagoon nebula
• sombrero: m104, galaxy with a distinctive shape
• trifid: m20, nebula with three-lobed appearance
• beehive: m44, open cluster also called praesepe
• whirlpool: m51, interacting pair of galaxies
• messier marathon: season for attempting to view all messier objects in one night
• swan: m17, nebula resembling a graceful bird
• bode: m81, bright spiral galaxy in ursa major
• globular: type of cluster containing m13, m3, and m92