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These men were the first to find globular clusters
These 13 men were the first to find globular clusters (GC)
Johann Abraham Ihle found the first GC, M22 in 1665, 56 years after the invention of the telescope
Edmond Halley found arguably the best GC, omega Centauri in 1677 and M13, 37 years later, in 1714
Gottfried Kirch found the impressive GC M5 in 1702
Jean Phillippe Loys de Chéseaux found M71 in 1745 and M4 near Antares in 1746
Jean-Dominique Maraldi found M15 and M2 in 1746
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille found 4 southern GC in 1751, NGCs 104 (the magnificent 47 Tuc), 4833, 6397 and M55. He observed from Cape Town
Frenchman Charles-Joseph Messier found 15 GC between 1764 and 1781
(He found Messiers 3, 9, 10, 12, 14, 19, 28, 30, 54, 56, 62, 68, 69, 70 and 80)
Johann Elert Bode found M53 in 1775 and M92 in 1777
William Herschel found the most GC. He discovered 37 GC between1780 and 1788 from the UK.
Messier’s friend Pierre Francois Andre Mechain found 4 GC between 1780 and 1782
Niccolò Cacciatore found NGC 6541 in 1826
James Dunlop found 28 southern GC also in 1826. He observed from NSW, Australia.
John Herschel found 12 GC from 1827 to 1837. He observed from Cape Town from 1834 to 1838.
These 4 men discovered the most NGC GC.
Number, Name
37 William Herschel used an 18.5” reflector
28 James Dunlop used a 9” reflector
15 Charles Messier used a 3.5” refractor
12 John Herschel used an 18.5” reflector
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