About Milky Way Patch (M24)

Milky Way Patch is a rewarding deep-sky target and presents itself as a diffuse object. It is relatively bright.

Current visibility

It is currently below the horizon.

It stays above 30° for roughly 8 hours.

Observing conditions matter, contrast improves away from light pollution.

Observing tips

It can be observed without much difficulty.

What to expect

With larger apertures, more structure becomes visible.

Type

Star Cloud

Constellation

Sagittarius

Distance

10000 ly

Size

45.0'

Season

Summer

Difficulty

Moderate

Magnitude

4.6