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  1. : : Star Cloud

    M24 is not a bright galaxy, star cluster, or nebula. It's a gap in nearby, obscuring interstellar dust clouds that allows a view of the distant stars in the Sagittarius spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy.

    Sometimes called the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, M24's luminous stars are left of center in this gorgeous starscape.

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240718.ht

  2. #PhotoOfTheDay: #Messier24: #Sagittarius Star Cloud

    M24 is not a bright galaxy, star cluster, or nebula. It's a gap in nearby, obscuring interstellar dust clouds that allows a view of the distant stars in the Sagittarius spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy.

    Sometimes called the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, M24's luminous stars are left of center in this gorgeous starscape.

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240718.ht

  3. #PhotoOfTheDay: #Messier24: #Sagittarius Star Cloud

    M24 is not a bright galaxy, star cluster, or nebula. It's a gap in nearby, obscuring interstellar dust clouds that allows a view of the distant stars in the Sagittarius spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy.

    Sometimes called the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, M24's luminous stars are left of center in this gorgeous starscape.

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240718.ht

  4. #PhotoOfTheDay: #Messier24: #Sagittarius Star Cloud

    M24 is not a bright galaxy, star cluster, or nebula. It's a gap in nearby, obscuring interstellar dust clouds that allows a view of the distant stars in the Sagittarius spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy.

    Sometimes called the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, M24's luminous stars are left of center in this gorgeous starscape.

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240718.ht

  5. #PhotoOfTheDay: #Messier24: #Sagittarius Star Cloud

    M24 is not a bright galaxy, star cluster, or nebula. It's a gap in nearby, obscuring interstellar dust clouds that allows a view of the distant stars in the Sagittarius spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy.

    Sometimes called the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, M24's luminous stars are left of center in this gorgeous starscape.

    apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240718.ht