Stargazing Diameter of Charles Messier's Telescope

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Charles Messier utilized a 100 mm (four inch) refracting telescope to compile the Messier Catalog. This information is corroborated by a 1807 publication detailing the telescopes used by Messier from 1765 to 1769. The SEDS website provides additional historical context and resources regarding Messier's telescopes.

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What was the diameter of the telescope that Charles Messier used to make the Messier Catalog?
 
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Messier telescope was a 100 mm (four inch) refracting telescope.
 
Thanks for the answer.
 
You're welcome. It was pretty easy to google.
 
I would imagine. I tried finding it before but didn't search for the right thing.
 
It happens. I was called a google master by someone on the forum once but there are still times when I can't find the chair that I'm sitting on. :oldtongue:
 
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