The Comet-Blind Man

Alright kiddies! Let's get down to business! Last time we learned about what the Orion Nebula is made of (If you did not read it what on Earth are you doing here? How did you get here strange entity?) This time we’re gonna learn about the guy who found our lovely Nebula. The Orion Nebula official NASA approved name is the Messier 42 (I know it's a great name….it really isn’t a good name.)(Plotner 2017). Now the man who found our favorite Nebula was a comet chasing astronomy fanatic by the name of Charles Messier (Plotner 2015).

(I know I know, its such a work of art. It brings tears to my eyes!)


 Messier became completely obsessed with space, comets in particular, when he was just a wee lad. This guy, much like our fav mad hatter, spent his whole life cataloging space objects. Now you might be thinking that this guy is a genius, he’s praised for creating an extensive log of objects in space (Plotner 2015). That must have been his plan right? No, no it wasn’t. Messier legit just wanted to find comets but he was so bad at that that he just kept making huge astronomical discoveries by accident insead. Messier did more for astronomy by accident then many people have tried to do their whole lives. So hats off to you Messier for being so bad at finding comets you became a legend. 
Work Cited
Plotner, T. (2015, December 25). Happy Birthday, Charles Messier! Retrieved October 10, 2018, from https://www.universetoday.com/33561/happy-birthday-charles-messier/

Plotner, T. (2017, May 26). Messier 42 - The Orion Nebula. Retrieved October 10, 2018, from https://www.universetoday.com/34774/messier-42-orion-nebula/

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