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M 24 (The Small Sagittarius Cloud or The Lynds 291 Cloud) lies between many other Messier objects which remain outside this frame's area: M16 (Eagle Nebula), M17 (Omega Nebula) and M18 to the left (north); M21, M20 (Trifid Nebula), M8 (Lagoon Nebula) to the right (south); M25 to the west and M23 to the east. Besides M24, other objects on this image: B92 and B93, NGC 6603 Star Cluster, IC1283_84 Emission Nebula, NGC6589 and NGC6590 Reflection Nebulae and the multiple star system Mu Sagitarii. M24 is approximately 600 light years wide and was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764 who described it as a "large nebulosity containing many stars"
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(M24, Küçük Yay Bulutu) -> Açıklamalar
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