Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Hydra (Hya)  ·  Contains:  M 48  ·  NGC 2548
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M48 - Open Cluster, Kurt Zeppetello
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After M78 set behind the trees, I moved to the open cluster M48 1,500 light years away in the Hydra constellation. M48 was much easier to image compared to M78. For one, you can see this with a pair of binoculars and with the telescope so you know when your on it. Also, you don't need a filter for star clusters and shorter sub exposures are fine, in fact you autoguiding is not necessary if the alignment is good.

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M48 - Open Cluster, Kurt Zeppetello

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