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//
// Name: Messier Objects Tour
// License: Public Domain
// Author: C. Gaudion FRAS, Bridgend Astronomical Society
// Version: 20251114
// Description: A tour of Messier Objects
// Build list of Messier object names
var messier = new Array();
for(var i=1;i<=110;i++)
{
messier.push("M" + i);
}
// Note actual array index starts from zero!
// messierText array contains Type, Constellation, When Viewable
var messierText = [
"[M1] Supernova remnant - Taurus - Winter",
"[M2] Globular Cluster - Aquarius - Autumn / Early Winter",
"[M3] Globular Cluster - Canes Venatici - Early Spring",
"[M4] Globular Cluster - Scorpio - Mid-Summer",
"[M5] Globular Cluster - Serpens Caput - Mid-Summer",
"[M6] Open Cluster - Scorpius - Mid-Summer",
"[M7] Open Cluster - Scorpius - Mid-Summer",
"[M8] Lagoon Nebula - Sagittarius - Late Summer",
"[M9] Globular Cluster - Ophiucus - Mid-Summer",
"[M10] Globular Cluster - Ophiucus - Mid-Summer",
"[M11] Open Cluster - Scutum - Late Summer",
"[M12] Globular Cluster - Ophiucus - Mid-Summer",
"[M13] Globular Cluster - Hercules - Mid-Summer",
"[M14] Globular Cluster - Ophiucus - Mid-Summer",
"[M15] Globular Cluster - Pegasus - Autumn / Early Winter",
"[M16] Open Cluster - Serpens Claudia - Late Summer",
"[M17] Diffuse Nebula - Sagittarius - Late Summer",
"[M18] Open Cluster - Sagittarius - Late Summer",
"[M19] Globular Cluster - Ophiucus - Mid-Summer",
"[M20] Trifid Nebula - Sagittarius - Late Summer",
"[M21] Open Cluster - Sagittarius - Late Summer",
"[M22] Globular Cluster - Sagittarius - Late Summer",
"[M23] Open Cluster - Sagittarius - Late Summer",
"[M24] Star Cloud - Sagittarius - Late Summer",
"[M25] Open Cluster - Sagittarius - Late Summer",
"[M26] Open Cluster - Scutum - Late Summer",
"[M27] Planetary Nebula - Vulpecula - Autumn / Early Winter",
"[M28] Globular Cluster - Sagittarius - Late Summer",
"[M29] Open Cluster - Cygnus - Autumn / Early Winter",
"[M30] Globular Cluster - Capricornus - Autumn / Early Winter",
"[M31] Spiral Galaxy - Andromeda - Winter",
"[M32] Elliptical Galaxy - Andromeda - Winter",
"[M33] Spiral Galaxy - Triangulum - Winter",
"[M34] Open Cluster - Perseus - Winter",
"[M35] Open Cluster - Gemini - Winter",
"[M36] Open Cluster - Auriga - Winter",
"[M37] Open Cluster - Auriga - Winter",
"[M38] Open Cluster - Auriga - Winter",
"[M39] Open Cluster - Cygnus - Autumn / Early Winter",
"[M40] Double Star - Ursa Major - Early Spring",
"[M41] Open Cluster - Canis Major - Winter",
"[M42] Diffuse Nebula - Orion - Winter",
"[M43] Diffuse Nebula - Orion - Winter",
"[M44] Open Cluster - Cancer - Early Spring",
"[M45] Open Cluster - Taurus - Winter",
"[M46] Open Cluster - Puppis - Winter",
"[M47] Open Cluster - Puppis - Winter",
"[M48] Open Cluster - Hydra - Early Spring",
"[M49] Elliptical Galaxy - Virgo - Late Spring",
"[M50] Open Cluster - Monocerus - Winter",
"[M51] Spiral Galaxy - Ursa Major - Early Spring",
"[M52] Open Cluster - Cassiopea - Winter",
"[M53] Globular Cluster - Coma Berenices - Late Spring",
"[M54] Globular Cluster - Sagittarius - Late Summer",
"[M55] Globular Cluster - Sagittarius - Late Summer",
"[M56] Globular Cluster - Lyra - Autumn / Early Winter",
"[M57] Planetary Nebula - Lyra - Autumn / Early Winter",
"[M58] Spiral Galaxy - Virgo - Late Spring",
"[M59] Elliptical Galaxy - Virgo - Late Spring",
"[M60] Elliptical Galaxy - Virgo - Late Spring",
"[M61] Spiral Galaxy - Virgo - Late Spring",
"[M62] Globular Cluster - Ophiucus - Mid-Summer",
"[M63] Spiral Galaxy - Canes Venatici - Early Spring",
"[M64] Spiral Galaxy - Coma Berenices - Late Spring",
"[M65] Spiral Galaxy - Leo - Early Spring",
"[M66] Spiral Galaxy - Leo - Early Spring",
"[M67] Open Cluster - Cancer - Early Spring",
"[M68] Globular Cluster - Hydra - Late Spring",
"[M69] Globular Cluster - Sagittarius - Late Summer",
"[M70] Globular Cluster - Sagittarius - Late Summer",
"[M71] Globular Cluster - Sagitta - Autumn / Early Winter",
"[M72] Globular Cluster - Aquarius - Autumn / Early Winter",
"[M73] Asterism - Aquarius - Autumn / Early Winter",
"[M74] Spiral Galaxy - Pisces - Autumn / Early Winter",
"[M75] Globular Cluster - Sagittarius - Late Summer",
"[M76] Planetary Nebula - Perseus - Winter",
"[M77] Spiral Galaxy - Cetus - Autumn / Early Winter",
"[M78] Diffuse Nebula - Orion - Winter",
"[M79] Globular Cluster - Lepus - Winter",
"[M80] Globular Cluster - Scorpius - Mid-Summer",
"[M81] Spiral Galaxy - Ursa Major - Early Spring",
"[M82] Irregular Galaxy - Ursa Major - Late Spring",
"[M83] Spiral Galaxy - Hydra - Mid-Summer",
"[M84] Lenticular (S0) Galaxy - Virgo - Late Spring",
"[M85] Lenticular (S0) Galaxy - Coma Berenices - Late Spring",
"[M86] Lenticular (S0) Galaxy - Virgo - Late Spring",
"[M87] Elliptical Galaxy - Virgo - Late Spring",
"[M88] Spiral Galaxy - Coma Berenices - Late Spring",
"[M89] Elliptical Galaxy - Virgo - Late Spring",
"[M90] Spiral Galaxy - Virgo - Late Spring",
"[M91] Spiral Galaxy - Coma Berenices - Late Spring",
"[M92] Globular Cluster - Hercules - Mid-Summer",
"[M93] Open Cluster - Puppis - Winter",
"[M94] Spiral Galaxy - Canes Venatici - Early Spring",
"[M95] Spiral Galaxy - Leo - Early Spring",
"[M96] Spiral Galaxy - Leo - Early Spring",
"[M97] Planetary Nebula - Ursa Major - Late Spring",
"[M98] Spiral Galaxy - Coma Berenices - Late Spring",
"[M99] Spiral Galaxy - Coma Berenices - Autumn / Early Winter",
"[M100] Spiral Galaxy - Coma Berenices - Late Spring",
"[M101] Spiral Galaxy - Ursa Major - Early Spring",
"[M102] Lenticular (S0) Galaxy - Draco - Mid-Summer",
"[M103] Open Cluster - Cassiopeia - Winter",
"[M104] Spiral Galaxy - Virgo - Late Spring",
"[M105] Elliptical Galaxy - Leo - Early Spring",
"[M106] Spiral Galaxy - Ursa Major - Early Spring",
"[M107] Globular Cluster - Ophiucus - Mid-Summer",
"[M108] Spiral Galaxy - Ursa Major - Early Spring",
"[M109] Spiral Galaxy - Ursa Major - Early Spring",
"[M110] Elliptical Galaxy - Andromeda - Winter"
]
core.clear("deepspace");
ConstellationMgr.setFlagIsolateSelected(true);
LabelMgr.labelScreen("Bridgend Astronomical Society - Stellarium Messier Object Tour v20251114",250,50,true,30,"#ffffff");
core.wait(5);
LabelMgr.labelScreen("Note: Not all objects may be visible from your location!",250,100,true,30,"#ffffff");
core.wait(5);
LabelMgr.labelScreen("In addition to Stellarium data this shows Object Type - Constellation - Season Viewable",250,150,true,30,"#ffffff");
core.wait(5);
LabelMgr.deleteAllLabels();
for (i=0; i<messier.length; i++)
{
objName = messier[i];
core.selectObjectByName(objName, true);
// core.setSelectedObjectInfo('ShortInfo');
StelMovementMgr.autoZoomIn(6);
core.wait(4);
LabelMgr.labelScreen(messierText[i],600,100,true,30,"#ffffff");
core.wait(10);
LabelMgr.deleteAllLabels();
StelMovementMgr.zoomTo(40,8);
core.wait(5);
}
LabelMgr.labelScreen("Stellarium Messier Object End of Tour",200,200,true,30,"#ffffff");
core.wait(6);
core.clear("natural");
core.setSelectedObjectInfo('AllInfo');
LabelMgr.deleteAllLabels();
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