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Messier M24
Sagittarius Star Cloud
Open Cluster
Sagittarius
Beginner
Milky Way star cloud.
Angular size
90′
Magnitude
4.6
Best months
Jun-Sep
Constellation
Sagittarius
Catalog IDs
M24
Common aliases
IC 4715
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Recommended telescopes
Takahashi
Takahashi FSQ-85EDX
450mm f/5.3 · 85mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Unistellar
Unistellar eVscope 2
450mm f/3.9 · 114mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Unistellar
Unistellar Equinox 2
450mm f/3.9 · 114mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi Epsilon-130D
430mm f/3.3 · 130mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
William Optics Zenithstar 73 II
430mm f/5.9 · 73mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
William Optics Zenithstar 81 II
478mm f/5.9 · 81mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV
Recommended cameras
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Example framing
Takahashi FSQ-85EDX
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ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV
4.58° × 3.06°
Scale
1.72″/px
Target fills
49%
of frame
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Unistellar eVscope 2
+
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
1.44° × 1.44°
Scale
1.72″/px
Target fills
104%
of frame
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Unistellar Equinox 2
+
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
1.44° × 1.44°
Scale
1.72″/px
Target fills
104%
of frame
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Messier M24 — Sagittarius Star Cloud