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Missing Messier object found....M111
After many years of searching, I believe I have found the "ultimate" Messier object, making it 111 on the list. I have seen pictures of all of them so far and I would have to say that this one is the "messiest" by far! The object itself has been in existence for a bit over 18 years, making it the youngest Messier object. I appears to increase in size over a period of several weeks and then for some unexplained reason suddenly disappears. Within days it reappears in a very similar form to its last appearance and gradually accretes matter.
I would be interested to see if anyone else has discovered a messier one!
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