Astronomy Adventure - Messier 47 and 48

M47 and M48 are two nice winter open clusters. M47 is a naked-eye cluster located in the constellation of Puppis. It was actually "discovered" by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 before being added to Messier's catalogue1771.

M48 is located in the constellation of Hydra, near the border with Monoceros, and is more spread out than M47. It's located close to the border with Monoceros. Under good conditions, this cluster is also a naked eye object.

 

Technical Details:

Scope: Starblast 4.5; tracking on

Magnification: ~30x

Camera: iPhone6 using NightCap Pro; ISO 8000; 

Photo: 1x~30secs.