'''Charles Messier''' (26 June 1730 – 12 April 1817) was a French astronomer who is best well known for publishing his astronomical catalog of various deep sky objects that would become known as the [[Messier objects]]. | '''Charles Messier''' (26 June 1730 – 12 April 1817) was a French astronomer who is best well known for publishing his astronomical catalog of various deep sky objects that would become known as the [[Messier objects]]. |