Astrum

Celebrating the wonders of the night sky

How many times have you looked at the night sky and lost the sense of direction? Hidden in its darkness, aesthetic jewels wait to be discovered.

The telescope becomes a time machine. By looking through its mirrors and lenses, you can travel thousand, million, billion years into the past, to a time when stars and galaxies form and shine, overcoming entropy before eventually surrendering to it.

These marvels of beauty would never exist if any constant of nature would drift an unfathomably small fraction from its known value... Yet they are, in a dance of raging energy and delicate grace.

Join us for these short meditations of awe and wonder.

A token of appreciation

A collection of 110 NFTs has been minted on the Ethereum network, each one celebrating an object of the Messier Catalog, published in late 18th century by the French astronomer Charles Messier.

Messier was a comet hunter: his Catalog listed those astral objects he observed not being comets. The Catalog is final, no more objects will ever be added to it, making this NFT collection naturally scarce.

Collecting a piece of this work expresses appreciation for these wonders and will directly support the amateur astronomy community who shared with us these fantastic images.

M1

M1 is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus. It is also known as Crab Nebula.

Image credits: KuriousGeorge

SHA1: 114fc1a329d63e4632a18ded5970a9a6ca50fbf2

M2

M2 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Aquarius.

Image credits: CoFF

SHA1: 2f980ebcfef9ae2de449e0d1978eebc5c31bd64e

M3

M3 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

Image credits: Nurinniska

SHA1: 399c532812d0febfc62e5ad393684bf2be35fe48

M4

M4 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Scorpius.

Image credits: Adry

SHA1: 4a11ffc73b59dcaffb40f6a59fea8fd972fe97e8

M5

M5 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Serpens.

Image credits: morefield

SHA1: 55de485d7e93c144888d516d0e016fd6af0d36eb

M6

M6 is an open cluster in the constellation of Scorpius. It is also known as Butterfly Cluster.

Image credits: alocky

SHA1: 6be90e0e474b796cb5e6a3a8e9af168d2b17dd8f

M7

M7 is an open cluster in the constellation of Scorpius. It is also known as Ptolemy Cluster.

Image credits: eoliveira

SHA1: 73ea20698c76d181158491cc708d65ba66037dee

M8

M8 is a nebula with cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is also known as Lagoon Nebula.

Image credits: pcos

SHA1: 8e39226c271354b311a55dd14b318e2106ed5c08

M9

M9 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

Image credits: NASA/ESO

SHA1: 9dece71db9acf0e3f46ca59d8a7a2c29cc3c5f06

M10

M10 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

Image credits: sactowriter

SHA1: 109c34d6b6d0b8ae72f140e8034945bd00c5fdf0

M11

M11 is an open cluster in the constellation of Scutum. It is also known as Wild Duck Cluster.

Image credits: rroesch

SHA1: 11b3bb9df0c4ce2a3ddcf96de43cfc56a9af5148

M12

M12 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

Image credits: jmacon

SHA1: 1222bd9e5195af31bd9628f708cec8b4a85427f6

M13

M13 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Hercules. It is also known as Great Globular Cluster in Hercules.

Image credits: wsg

SHA1: 1329a5b1eef9e979d18bb37163d1d0c34f0da3ce

M14

M14 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

Image credits: Ioda

SHA1: 1436b6ce75478d33ce83063b76a2eb317243f518

M15

M15 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Pegasus.

Image credits: Pulsar59

SHA1: 15e28db410e33e31d1dce3634b798a3f14bdc0fb

M16

M16 is an h ii region nebula with cluster in the constellation of Serpens. It is also known as Eagle Nebula.

Image credits: gwnelson1962

SHA1: 1658f23bd910eb627def1b4986f69cea7cfc95dc

M17

M17 is an h ii region nebula with cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is also known as Omega, Swan, Horseshoe, or Lobster Nebula.

Image credits: Geoff

SHA1: 178bf1c5c22fdcccfcf0f16fc1aa28a4ec133315

M18

M18 is an open cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Image credits: CoFF

SHA1: 18ab80e7366e267d6cbc80dddf316c902f1bb78c

M19

M19 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

Image credits: si-cho

SHA1: 19718c0579868184ad752af933da4dc7fe0e98f3

M20

M20 is an h ii region nebula with cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is also known as Trifid Nebula.

Image credits: DynamisAstroph

SHA1: 201856bb3625cff3df272a7cd4a0f6984413405d

M21

M21 is an open cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Image credits: danimal

SHA1: 21b73e5ebcdfec7bc21c33c2da1ba7fc1b4fdb03

M22

M22 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is also known as Sagittarius Cluster.

Image credits: si-cho

SHA1: 22cc614425a9d450af99f6983b784560e35c3b77

M23

M23 is an open cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Image credits: Jir11

SHA1: 234de4e535c7c3c23009a06de3edff97497ded73

M24

M24 is a milky way star cloud in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is also known as Small Sagittarius Star Cloud.

Image credits: Deep_Sky

SHA1: 247c7e0d638464052191629fe47e6a515e27752d

M25

M25 is an open cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Image credits: NASA/ESO

SHA1: 2550bdaf0b3d5c6e9f07154c0a403df674cabc3b

M26

M26 is an open cluster in the constellation of Scutum.

Image credits: Derryk

SHA1: 26c194205db52e5f855fca12be7758e32c41c334

M27

M27 is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Vulpecula. It is also known as Dumbbell Nebula.

Image credits: rhedden

SHA1: 277bb657cde207eb7e9c0fe00e188dd76d5564c5

M28

M28 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Image credits: andreatax

SHA1: 2805848f18c60415fef81eb8d115ae6beb88a169

M29

M29 is an open cluster in the constellation of Cygnus. It is also known as Cooling Tower.

Image credits: Derryk

SHA1: 29261fe699ed256433aba29b061870cc66d56fa2

M30

M30 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Capricornus.

Image credits: cotejardinero

SHA1: 302621969d9f09b69ea0a6a0842cd55ca65fd433

M31

M31 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda. It is also known as Andromeda Galaxy.

Image credits: dmkusz

SHA1: 31fc1fb18eedc93055d0a81081e96f66ad90f1cf

M32

M32 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda.

Image credits: GaryI

SHA1: 32667a94c16cf30a84522cb9f370f390bc08b725

M33

M33 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Triangulum. It is also known as Triangulum Galaxy.

Image credits: pmneo

SHA1: 333d938e74528dc3e2ebfa37e3025b7ffff29f27

M34

M34 is an open cluster in the constellation of Perseus.

Image credits: Derryk

SHA1: 34962f8de264a6d825851744a8e88ac6043a981c

M35

M35 is an open cluster in the constellation of Gemini.

Image credits: si-cho

SHA1: 351daf4af060cfb289b799ecba99948d41a9abda

M36

M36 is an open cluster in the constellation of Auriga.

Image credits: si-cho

SHA1: 3679b6784ae46fa05a8268ab09db57e7ea9277f7

M37

M37 is an open cluster in the constellation of Auriga.

Image credits: Ioda

SHA1: 37bc2a34deac56de019e8fdc97e2bbaa9bd1d061

M38

M38 is an open cluster in the constellation of Auriga. It is also known as Starfish Cluster.

Image credits: jtrezzo

SHA1: 380a52b158b6ececf7bdfee535bf229303093b0d

M39

M39 is an open cluster in the constellation of Cygnus.

Image credits: Derryk

SHA1: 390d115607f6ca060646bd97bd1012f3af7d3003

M40

M40 is a double star in the constellation of Ursa Major. It is also known as Winnecke 4.

Image credits: Pulsar59

SHA1: 40dd33efd7f9ae83fbde99e45652c7cc3e91f8ca

M41

M41 is an open cluster in the constellation of Canis Major.

Image credits: CCDMike

SHA1: 41115a80b268f5b9e162af972729fcf1fd3e7736

M42

M42 is an h ii region nebula in the constellation of Orion. It is also known as Orion Nebula.

Image credits: lotustodo

SHA1: 42d0b0c6c771159c2a6fb6404c49b4a5185fb64c

M43

M43 is an h ii region nebula (part of the orion nebula) in the constellation of Orion. It is also known as De Mairan's Nebula.

Image credits: NASA/ESO

SHA1: 43df784bbc2b6e67d2f6d57dc91ed5dbcc17530d

M44

M44 is an open cluster in the constellation of Cancer. It is also known as Beehive Cluster or Praesepe.

Image credits: petfol

SHA1: 44f43bebfbc3181527228f815e8dab63c65cade5

M45

M45 is an open cluster in the constellation of Taurus. It is also known as Pleiades.

Image credits: cdp17

SHA1: 45b7c513ff5cebc5c1463896985dfbf0c226eaf0

M46

M46 is an open cluster in the constellation of Puppis.

Image credits: jmacon

SHA1: 46f61f431b5514db5f1b3beb09031b8eddceea98

M47

M47 is an open cluster in the constellation of Puppis.

Image credits: si-cho

SHA1: 47829c2a6b9b4c2f2fedf80002da8c582e463b00

M48

M48 is an open cluster in the constellation of Hydra.

Image credits: andreatax

SHA1: 486caf1e22dfe13e06ca478ce3084df063a01c6f

M49

M49 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Virgo.

Image credits: Magellen

SHA1: 498f365ad30202c3a446808e070fbde226fb87f2

M50

M50 is an open cluster in the constellation of Monoceros.

Image credits: Derryk

SHA1: 50d734d84a62b37a31ed4a028f94d280205dee67

M51

M51 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici. It is also known as Whirlpool Galaxy.

Image credits: rhedden

SHA1: 510eeb980fee3156d8239a350656dbdbf85715d5

M52

M52 is an open cluster in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

Image credits: CCDMike

SHA1: 52f6a200ca9023847ed9abeed2d57a08f3815496

M53

M53 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

Image credits: Nurinniska

SHA1: 53ba0f302a84bc292849f48ae73faff8e171f823

M54

M54 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Image credits: canopo100

SHA1: 549bdc310105c584a69cac8b027b1a79640b8f6b

M55

M55 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Image credits: GaryI

SHA1: 5587043235e4db452a494b5b93b6a5f005cc8df3

M56

M56 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Lyra.

Image credits: mcgillca

SHA1: 56bb5b5d194e86323f5a24ae9b0498082308383e

M57

M57 is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Lyra. It is also known as Ring Nebula.

Image credits: Lukasz83

SHA1: 576e829b92705fecb5c9ac7cd16b333e85eb7479

M58

M58 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo.

Image credits: NASA/ESO

SHA1: 58ad35c1914e81f9c03c7388d5c126148e453f20

M59

M59 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Virgo.

Image credits: NASA/ESO

SHA1: 594b08e5dc099d385d978c9969db6ad3f4772478

M60

M60 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Virgo.

Image credits: NASA/ESO

SHA1: 60c07e29135d2388abd1236cafb1851a9eeb0d92

M61

M61 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo.

Image credits: Deep_Sky

SHA1: 615d9fce776bec8f2f1ee2c133945ea85a2f384c

M62

M62 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

Image credits: GaryI

SHA1: 6294fc1d81e983ff00b97b16ad145829603083b9

M63

M63 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici. It is also known as Sunflower Galaxy.

Image credits: rhedden

SHA1: 636ee4c57a643586035e741cfde7ccdf51d5a8e9

M64

M64 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices. It is also known as Black Eye Galaxy.

Image credits: morefield

SHA1: 645e0c7c8630391988ac624b5e7155c2fd9c3a46

M65

M65 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. It is also known as Leo Triplet.

Image credits: adamland

SHA1: 653762f18d419325675b0785059c3185af85267c

M66

M66 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. It is also known as Leo Triplet.

Image credits: Derryk

SHA1: 66ac0d6da2df16b7e8f5a6ddd7b29faa72e47d91

M67

M67 is an open cluster in the constellation of Cancer.

Image credits: ParyshevDenis

SHA1: 6718f57908430461a3dc9b60af320156254cd2ec

M68

M68 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Hydra.

Image credits: Geoff

SHA1: 68002e264896b6686982d4ce2e96692da3451e28

M69

M69 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Image credits: NASA/ESO

SHA1: 69ba3ea0ae291c59e2bb868fbe46488de8a04e2b

M70

M70 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Image credits: NASA/ESO

SHA1: 70b3f20acd2eb66d12ae04dcf033ceb006aa5c93

M71

M71 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Sagitta.

Image credits: Ioda

SHA1: 7185ce42e93e8492595ea46b6799afed4ba83cea

M72

M72 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Aquarius.

Image credits: GaryI

SHA1: 72f18c6a0bf43879db9df9fedecca7998a92f35d

M73

M73 is an asterism in the constellation of Aquarius.

Image credits: Derryk

SHA1: 735b5824b82351188959e544e4a579ab21971458

M74

M74 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pisces. It is also known as Phantom Galaxy.

Image credits: KuriousGeorge

SHA1: 74588e1c6262d1c86043c3a3e2d38b5a2bbcc266

M75

M75 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Image credits: GoldfieldAstro

SHA1: 756c1eeb59a862af34c25288fb0bb71bb5194892

M76

M76 is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Perseus. It is also known as Little Dumbbell Nebula.

Image credits: Deep_Sky

SHA1: 76ae07769e7a522f844642b03e6f807e4fd706af

M77

M77 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. It is also known as Cetus A.

Image credits: cotejardinero

SHA1: 77f75ba0d09159105e6b355deed518c0df4b0640

M78

M78 is a diffuse nebula in the constellation of Orion.

Image credits: stephane55

SHA1: 7863ae637ff5f2b3eb37590777255c76a78ee58e

M79

M79 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Lepus.

Image credits: GaryI

SHA1: 79b297baa06695530d4ede6bc716698804436505

M80

M80 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Scorpius.

Image credits: alocky

SHA1: 8067c55177599d9ee744607998ffa35b5b378d41

M81

M81 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major. It is also known as Bode's Galaxy.

Image credits: PavelK.

SHA1: 8179d02317eb38b2665ab273aafac7c3aac22d5f

M82

M82 is a starburst galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major. It is also known as Cigar Galaxy.

Image credits: SilverLynx

SHA1: 8245c4a78230df82954bbf0284ef7225f5b924f3

M83

M83 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Hydra. It is also known as Southern Pinwheel Galaxy.

Image credits: Adry

SHA1: 837028916ccb10404ea5b0d318af78a0d082e88b

M84

M84 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Virgo.

Image credits: -Amenophis-

SHA1: 84a4487761144db4695c905d9b1401a5c6b315d9

M85

M85 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

Image credits: Ioda

SHA1: 8548b695b82836937479136c0589af7dfef04ea6

M86

M86 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Virgo.

Image credits: Nurinniska

SHA1: 86724ee58a29f1c9e58e3a13a25e3e5a3c374f49

M87

M87 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. It is also known as Virgo A.

Image credits: Erudid

SHA1: 87053393a8292bb6e1c1948d7bea8fd7b4a39817

M88

M88 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

Image credits: Deep_Sky

SHA1: 88dbe80890e5b7167893a4f9c47bb83a9708e8db

M89

M89 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Virgo.

Image credits: pmneo

SHA1: 894dc93f2123ae5fbec45c9a352ff54f1e9a1cf0

M90

M90 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo.

Image credits: noodle

SHA1: 9081c622db970929af666226c85596eabf472ef5

M91

M91 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

Image credits: Deep_Sky

SHA1: 91e6866ae8e3660a20e788015928fd115d8b5f88

M92

M92 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Hercules.

Image credits: Wjdrijfhout

SHA1: 9242de6ee9ea595800e2c2836c26ad7ecaa9904c

M93

M93 is an open cluster in the constellation of Puppis.

Image credits: canopo100

SHA1: 93620b8cccd132c50adc86c4ea7f42d9ae447211

M94

M94 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici. It is also known as Croc's Eye or Cat's Eye.

Image credits: petfol

SHA1: 94e1b9cc7a58552fbb5c2bf3ebe2c515f76d9e0f

M95

M95 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo.

Image credits: NASA/ESO

SHA1: 95ade64db00b21eb684c3f16800bed58c092719d

M96

M96 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo.

Image credits: plane

SHA1: 96b4e9d6ee86ab657c6b0fa98dc2d6993b0c680f

M97

M97 is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Ursa Major. It is also known as Owl Nebula.

Image credits: miguelang555

SHA1: 970f93a1e39a1a08b4d3d9a8a8057abaacab32b8

M98

M98 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

Image credits: dhavalbbhatt

SHA1: 98bf204726da3b00fdd8025cbaa007b49b502d19

M99

M99 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

Image credits: Mark

SHA1: 996314929095c23dc75b61bd8c63c7982f70cc3a

M100

M100 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

Image credits: Kwas

SHA1: 10050a90f846bbf306027ce27fce6cb6e711b0a8

M101

M101 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major. It is also known as Pinwheel Galaxy.

Image credits: Candrzej

SHA1: 101dc2e4f2640d68155356627fbf132f1b4f1fb8

M102

M102 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Draco. It is also known as Spindle Galaxy.

Image credits: Lukasz83

SHA1: 10204642db3527bddc201e254a3ab238d33123d1

M103

M103 is an open cluster in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

Image credits: jtrezzo

SHA1: 103305049fea2f23605c01952952ff1a5e518f13

M104

M104 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. It is also known as Sombrero Galaxy.

Image credits: anismo

SHA1: 104014661465b3bf189d3687a165a33853418135

M105

M105 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Leo.

Image credits: NASA/ESO

SHA1: 105889725013ff97f92636101aa8d0d434d2a9cb

M106

M106 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

Image credits: jeremy.wiggins

SHA1: 106b33d2a4b636ef013f1e35fe4d77f7d549c12e

M107

M107 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

Image credits: jmacon

SHA1: 107b514f8f2dd74b87b57f9a6e48809719a4d02c

M108

M108 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major.

Image credits: dmkusz

SHA1: 1081b83073e08fbe77f4413af958b141612b3ac9

M109

M109 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major.

Image credits: plane

SHA1: 10919609000edca2a79dc8a2c62e91d169208aa6

M110

M110 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda.

Image credits: Ben_Allen

SHA1: 1103fa8d13c801e15d1ffecd2af521469c876e78

The Project

Astrum celebrates the wonders of the night sky and those who make them accessible.

It is a project by Inner Space, an italian ambient electronic music composer based in Berlin.

Each art piece is made from an image selected from Astrobin.com, the main community of amateur astrophotograpers, and a music score generated by the background star field of the image. The profit from each NFT sale will be split between the photographer (50%), Inner Space (40%) and Astrobin (10%).

Support the Authors

50% of each NFT sale will go to the respective photographer.

Help the community

10% of the overall sale will be transferred to Astrobin to support the community.

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All the hashes of the compositions start with the Messier number of the object :)

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Inner Space would like to thank the community at Astrobin.com and Salvatore Iovene for the collaboration.

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