M 48

Drawing data

Object(s):

M 48 Hya OC

Date(s) of observation:

2012.02.25/26. Kerepes
2012.03.16/17. Ágasvár
2012.03.17/18. Ágasvár
2012.03.20/21. Kerepes
2013.01.11/12. Ágasvár
2014.02.13/14. Kerepes
2014.02.20/21. Kerepes

Place(s) of observation:

Kerepes, Ágasvár

Telescope(s) used:

4" f/4 Newtonian (Dobson)

Enlargement(s) used:

16x (25mm Plössl)

Field size:

3°

Author / Observer:

Peter Kiss

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Description

M 48 in Hydra is the heart shaped open cluster. The bright, dense center of the cluster is encircled by a heart shaped chain of bright stars. This makes the early spring Messier cluster absolutely unique. A friend of mine showed me this feature around 2000. Since then I like this cluster.