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Messier M22

Great Sagittarius Cluster

Globular Cluster
Sagittarius
Beginner
Angular size
32′
Magnitude
5.1
Best months
Jun-Sep
Constellation
Sagittarius
Catalog IDs
M22
Common aliases
NGC 6656
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Recommended telescopes

Stellarvue
Stellarvue SVX152T
1200mm f/7.9 · 152mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Explore Scientific
Explore Scientific ED152 FCD-100
1140mm f/7.5 · 152mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi TOA-150B
1100mm f/7.3 · 150mm aperture
Frames 44% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C6 SCT
1500mm f/10.0 · 150mm aperture
Frames 59% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
William Optics FLT 156
1085mm f/7.0 · 156mm aperture
Frames 43% of APS-C FOV
Askar
Askar 151PHQ
1057mm f/7.0 · 151mm aperture
Frames 42% 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

Stellarvue SVX152T + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 1.72° × 1.15°
Scale 0.65″/px
Target fills 47% of frame
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Explore Scientific ED152 FCD-100 + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 1.81° × 1.21°
Scale 0.68″/px
Target fills 44% of frame
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Takahashi TOA-150B + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 1.88° × 1.25°
Scale 0.71″/px
Target fills 43% of frame
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