Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  B304  ·  B307  ·  B92  ·  B93  ·  HD166879  ·  HD166921  ·  HD166922  ·  HD166934  ·  HD166965  ·  HD166982  ·  HD166998  ·  HD166999  ·  HD167013  ·  HD167034  ·  HD167050  ·  HD167067  ·  HD167086  ·  HD167087  ·  HD167088  ·  HD167089  ·  HD167144  ·  HD167170  ·  HD167171  ·  HD167199  ·  HD167222  ·  HD167223  ·  HD167224  ·  HD167247  ·  HD167248  ·  HD167287  ·  And 329 more.
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M24 (Small Sagittarius Star Cloud), Michael Southam
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M24 (Small Sagittarius Star Cloud)

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M24 (Small Sagittarius Star Cloud)

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M24 or the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud is part of the Sagittarius-Carina arms of the Milky Way galaxy. M24 fills a space of significant volume to a depth of 10,000 to 16,000 light-years. The star cloud incorporates two prominent dark nebulae which are vast clouds of dense, interstellar dust. This dust blocks light from the more distant stars, keeping them from being seen from Earth.

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