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Milestone Report Step 1 (Step 1. Pick an object to take an image of and do research on the object.) First step to completing this part of the milestone map is to pick an object. I found that http://www.wikipedia.org/ was a really reliable source for information on space objects. The website also has an entire page about Messier objects and a list of Messier objects that was very useful. The website also covers everything about the object from the origins of the object and the person who is credited for finding the object to the physical description of the object. Below is an example of one of the objects covered by this website:

=Crab Nebula=

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Jump to: navigation, search M1, the Crab Nebula. Courtesy of [|NASA]/[|ESA] To Step 2:click here
 * [|Crab Nebula]**|||| [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Crab_Nebula.jpg/250px-Crab_Nebula.jpg width="250" height="249" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Crab_Nebula.jpg"]]
 * ~ Observation data: J2000.0 epoch ||
 * **Type:** || Supernova Remnant ||
 * **Right ascension:** || 05h 34m 31.97s[1] ||
 * **Declination:** || +22° 00′ 52.1″[1] ||
 * **Distance:** || 6,300 ly ||
 * **Apparent magnitude (V):** || +8.4 ||
 * **Apparent dimensions (V):** || 6 × 4 arcmin ||
 * **Constellation:** || Taurus ||
 * ~ Physical characteristics ||
 * **Radius:** || 3 ly ||
 * **Absolute magnitude (V):** || −3 ||
 * **Notable features:** || Optical pulsar ||
 * **Other designations:** || M 1,[1] NGC 1952[1] ||
 * ~ See also: Diffuse nebula, Lists of nebulae ||
 * ~ See also: Diffuse nebula, Lists of nebulae ||