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Messier M54
Globular Cluster M54
Globular Cluster
Sagittarius
Beginner
Angular size
12′
Magnitude
7.6
Best months
Jun-Sep
Constellation
Sagittarius
Catalog IDs
M54
Common aliases
NGC 6715
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Recommended telescopes
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 1400
3910mm f/11.0 · 356mm aperture
Frames 58% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 1100
2800mm f/10.0 · 279mm aperture
Frames 42% of APS-C FOV
Meade
Meade LX200 10" ACF
2540mm f/10.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 38% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi Mewlon-210
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 36% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C9.25 SCT
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 35% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 35% 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
Celestron EdgeHD 1400
+
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV
0.34° × 0.23°
Scale
0.20″/px
Target fills
87%
of frame
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Celestron EdgeHD 1100
+
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV
0.48° × 0.32°
Scale
0.28″/px
Target fills
62%
of frame
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Meade LX200 10" ACF
+
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
0.26° × 0.26°
Scale
0.31″/px
Target fills
78%
of frame
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Messier M54 — Globular Cluster M54