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Messier M48

Open Cluster M48

Open Cluster
Hydra
Beginner
Angular size
54′
Magnitude
5.5
Best months
Dec-Apr
Constellation
Hydra
Catalog IDs
M48
Common aliases
NGC 2548
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Recommended telescopes

ZWO
ZWO FF107 APO
749mm f/7.0 · 107mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Askar
Askar 107PHQ
749mm f/7.0 · 107mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
William Optics FLT 120
780mm f/6.5 · 120mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
Stellarvue
Stellarvue SVX102T
714mm f/7.0 · 102mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Explore Scientific
Explore Scientific ED102 FCD-100
714mm f/7.0 · 102mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron RASA 14
790mm f/2.2 · 356mm 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

ZWO FF107 APO + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 2.75° × 1.84°
Scale 1.04″/px
Target fills 49% of frame
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Askar 107PHQ + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 2.75° × 1.84°
Scale 1.04″/px
Target fills 49% of frame
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William Optics FLT 120 + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 2.64° × 1.76°
Scale 0.99″/px
Target fills 51% of frame
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