Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  IC 1284  ·  IC 4715  ·  NGC 6589  ·  NGC 6590  ·  NGC 6595  ·  The star 16Sgr
Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, Don Curry
Small Sagittarius Star Cloud
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Small Sagittarius Star Cloud

Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, Don Curry
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Small Sagittarius Star Cloud

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The stars,clusters and other objects comprising M24 are part of the Sagittarius-Carina arms of the Milky Way galaxy. Messier described it as a large nebulosity of stars and gave its demensions as being 1.5 degrees across.

M24 fills a space of significant volume to a depth of 10,000 to 16,000 light years. In binoculars 1,000 stars are visible within a single field of view.

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Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, Don Curry

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