The following table lists the suggested observing order for your Messier marathon. Get to your observation site by six o'clock in the evening. The sky darkens by seven o'clock, and you only have a short time before the first Messier objects set below the horizon.
| Object | Magnitude | Type | |
| M77 | 8.8 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M74 | 9.2 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M33 | 5.7 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M31 | 3.4 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M32 | 8.2 | Elliptical galaxy | C |
| M110 | 8.0 | Elliptical galaxy | C |
| M52 | 6.9 | Open cluster | C |
| M103 | 7.4 | Open cluster | C |
| M76 | 11.5 | Planetary nebula | C |
| M34 | 5.2 | Open cluster | C |
| M45 | 1.2 | Open cluster | C |
| M79 | 8.0 | Globular cluster | C |
| M42 | 4.0 | Diffuse nebula | C |
| M43 | 9.0 | Diffuse nebula | C |
| M78 | 8.0 | Diffuse nebula | C |
| M1 | 8.4 | Planetary nebula | C |
| M35 |
5.1 | Open cluster | C |
| M37 | 5.6 | Open cluster | C |
| M36 | 6.0 | Open cluster | C |
| M38 | 6.4 | Open cluster | C |
| M41 | 4.5 | Open cluster | C |
| M93 | 6.2 | Open cluster | C |
| M47 | 4.4 | Open cluster | C |
| M46 | 6.1 | Open cluster | C |
| M50 | 5.9 | Open cluster | C |
| M48 | 5.8 | Open cluster | C |
| M44 | 3.1 | Open cluster | C |
| M67 | 6.9 | Open cluster | C |
| M95 | 9.7 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M96 | 9.2 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M105 | 9.3 | Elliptical galaxy | C |
| M65 | 9.3 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M66 | 9.0 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M81 | 6.8 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M82 | 8.4 | Irregular galaxy | C |
| M97 | 11.2 | Planetary nebula | C |
| M108 | 10.0 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M109 | 9.8 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M40 | 8.0 | Double star | C |
| M106 | 8.3 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M94 | 8.1 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M63 | 8.6 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M51 | 8.1 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M101 | 7.7 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M102 | 7.7 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M53 | 7.7 | Globular cluster | C |
| M64 | 8.5 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M3 | 6.4 | Globular cluster | C |
| M98 | 10.1 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M85 | 9.2 | Elliptical galaxy | C |
| M99 | 9.8 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M100 | 9.4 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M84 |
9.3 | Elliptical galaxy | C |
| M86 | 9.2 | Elliptical galaxy | C |
| M87 | 8.6 | Elliptical galaxy | C |
| M89 | 9.8 | Elliptical galaxy | C |
| M90 | 9.5 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M88 | 9.5 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M91 | 10.2 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M58 | 9.8 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M59 | 9.8 | Elliptical galaxy | C |
| M60 | 8.8 | Elliptical galaxy | C |
| M49 | 8.4 | Elliptical galaxy | C |
| M61 | 9.7 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M104 | 8.3 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M68 | 8.2 | Globular cluster | C |
| M83 | 7.6 | Spiral galaxy | C |
| M5 | 5.8 | Globular cluster | C |
| M13 | 5.9 | Globular cluster | C |
| M92 | 6.5 | Globular cluster | C |
| M57 | 9.0 | Planetary nebula | C |
| M56 | 8.2 | Globular cluster | C |
| M29 | 6.6 | Open cluster | C |
| M39 | 4.6 | Open cluster | C |
| M27 | 8.1 | Planetary nebula | C |
| M71 | 8.3 | Globular cluster | C |
| M107 | 8.1 | Globular cluster | C |
| M10 | 6.6 | Globular cluster | C |
| M12 | 6.6 | Globular cluster | C |
| M14 | 7.6 | Globular cluster | C |
| M9 | 7.9 | Globular cluster | C |
| M4 | 5.9 | Globular cluster | C |
| M80 | 7.2 | Globular cluster | C |
| M19 | 7.2 | Globular cluster | C |
| M62 | 6.6 | Globular cluster | C |
| M6 | 4.2 | Open cluster | C |
| M7 | 3.3 | Open cluster | C |
| M11 | 5.8 | Open cluster | C |
| M26 | 8.0 | Open cluster | C |
| M16 | 6.0 | Diffuse nebula | C |
| M17 | 7.0 | Diffuse nebula | C |
| M18 | 6.9 | Open cluster | C |
| M24 | 4.5 | Open cluster | C |
| M25 | 4.6 | Open cluster | C |
| M23 | 5.5 | Open cluster | C |
| M21 | 5.9 | Open cluster | C |
| M20 | 8.5 | Diffuse nebula | C |
| M8 | 5.8 | Diffuse nebula | C |
| M28 | 6.9 | Globular cluster | C |
| M22 | 5.1 | Globular cluster | C |
| M69 | 7.7 | Globular cluster | C |
| M70 | 8.1 | Globular cluster | C |
| M54 | 7.7 | Globular cluster | C |
| M55 | 7.0 | Globular cluster | C |
| M75 | 8.6 | Globular cluster | C |
| M15 | 6.4 | Globular cluster | C |
| M2 | 6.5 | Globular cluster | C |
| M72 | 9.4 | Globular cluster | C |
| M73 | Asterism | C | |
| M30 | 7.5 | Globular cluster | C |