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Messier Objects
During the years from 1758 to 1782 Charles Messier, a French astronomer (1730 - 1817), compiled a list of approximately 100 diffuse objects that were difficult to distinguish from comets through the telescopes of the day. Discovering comets was the way to make a name for yourself in astronomy in the 18th century -- Messier's aim was to catalog the objects that were often mistaken for comets.

Stargate 4173 at Grimaldi Tower
We have completed construction of our observatory. The latitude and longitude of the observatory is 41 degrees 36 minutes 49 seconds N, 73 degrees 40 minutes 16 seconds W. Thus, the name of our observatory is Stargate 4173 ...

... Grimaldi Tower is in honor of our beloved cat, Grimaldi who crossed over to heaven on May 28th, 2005.