Charles Messier first noted the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (M24) on June 20, 1764. He subsequently recalled it as a “large nebulosity in which there are several stars of different magnitudes: ...

This part of the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer) is one of the richest star fields in the whole sky — the Large Sagittarius Star Cloud. The huge number of […] ...

In his classic constellation guide, "The Stars — A New Way to See Them," the late Hans Augusto ("H.A.") Rey, did find a way to turn the stars of Sagittarius into a standing archer. Advertisement ...

The Sagittarius Star Cloud, about 30,000 light years distant, seems to be the nucleus, with the sun and all the outer stars of the galaxy turning at the rate of 155 miles ...

Note that it’s only due to the existence of Baade’s Window that we can see the large star cloud at all. In Sagittarius, look for the famous Lagoon (M8), Omega (M17) and North America (NGC 7000 ...

Because so many stars are located in this part of the Large Sagittarius Star Cloud, isolating and observing the star cluster is difficult. Barnard 86 might still be producing new stars.

This star field shows up in a lot of Milky Way landscape images that highlight details in the Large Sagittarius Star Cloud. It’s a small region that is brighter than its surrounding area and is ...

The Sagittarius Star Cloud, about 30,000 light years distant, seems to be the nucleus, with the sun and all the outer stars of the galaxy turning at the rate of 155 miles per second.

On these mid-summer evenings after the sun has set, look low toward the southeast part of the sky for the classical Archer, Sagittarius. Traditionally it's supposed to represent a centaur (half ...

On these mid-summer evenings after the sun has set, look low toward the southeast part of the sky for the classical Archer, Sagittarius. Traditionally it's supposed to represent a centaur (half man, ...

On these mid-summer evenings after the sun has set, look low toward the southeast part of the sky for the classical Archer, Sagittarius. Traditionally it's supposed to represent a centaur (half man, ...