M24: Rise, Set, Nighttime Path
![M24](https://sky-tonight.com/image/card/nebula/M24/M24.png)
M24 Daily Motion
M24 will be visible until September, 25, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
M24 Rise and Set Timetable
Time | Elevation | |
M24 Rise | 15:44 | |
Sunset | 19:51 | 30° |
Civil sunset | 20:20 | 31° |
M24 transit | 20:38 | 32° |
Astrosession begin | 20:52 | 31° |
M24 Set | 01:32 | |
Astrosession end | 06:07 | -51° |
M24 Sky Tracker Map
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M24 - Sagittarius Star Cloud
The Sagittarius Star Cloud (M24) is a dense region of the Milky Way galaxy located in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. The star cloud is an area rich in stars, clusters, and nebulae, providing a spectacular view in small telescopes or binoculars.
M24 spans about 600 light-years across and contains thousands of stars. The star cloud is approximately 10,000 light-years away from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 4.6, making it visible to the naked eye.
M24 Image Gallery
DSS Blue
![M24 photo taken with blue filter](https://sky-tonight.com/images/nebulae/256/dss_blue/M24.webp)
DSS Red
![M24 photo taken with red filter](https://sky-tonight.com/images/nebulae/256/dss_red/M24.webp)
DSS Near-Infrared
![M24 photo taken with Near-Infrared filter](https://sky-tonight.com/images/nebulae/256/dss_nir/M24.webp)
DSS Composite image
![M24 color image](https://sky-tonight.com/images/nebulae/256/dss_color/M24.webp)
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for M24
Object name | M24 |
Field of view | |
Limiting magnitude | |
M24 coordinates | 18.28226, -18.51456 |
Center coordinates | 18.28226, -18.51456 |
M24 Passage Through Night
Current position of M24
Time | 20:35 |
Latitude | 39.9625 |
Longitude | -83.0061 |
M24 elevation | 32° |
M24 Azimuth | -179° |
Annual motion of M24
Date | Mon, 9 September 2024 |
Twighlight start | 21:24 |
Twighlight end | 05:32 |
Twighlight duration | 8h 9m |
Rise | 15:40 |
Set | 01:28 |
Elevation at transit | 32° |
Transit time | 20:34 |
Equatorial coordinate | RA: 18h 16m 56s, Dec: -18° 30' 52" |
Magnitude | 5 |
Constellation | Sagittarius |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the M24 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.