# Concept

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In 1781, the French astronomer Charles Messier discovered Messier 87 and catalogued it as a Nebula. Charles published 110 nebulae and star clusters in an astronomical catalogue that he named Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des Amas d'Étoiles; these 110 nebulae and star clusters became better known as the Messier Objects. Much like Charles, the team at Messier will publish a catalogue of 110 unique NFTs that will be exclusively auctioned to M87 token holders directly from the main website.

The artwork of the NFTs will contain an artistic interpretation depicting the astronomer "Charles Messier" and each NFTs will contain one unique Nebula or Star Cluster from the 110 "Messier Objects" embedded into their imagery.


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