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I've observed NGC 1048 in the 48-inch a couple of months ago, though didn't note any interesting structure. I picked up a third galaxy (LEDA 1002216) though, very close to NGC 1048A.
48" (10/26/16): at 488x; fairly bright, fairly small, elongated 5:2 WNW-ESE, ~40"x16", bright core. A mag 14.4 star is 1' NNE. Located 7' SW of NGC 1042.
Forms a similar pair with NGC 1048A 1.0' SW. It was elongated 2:1 N-S, 30"x15", bright core, mottled appearance. LEDA 1002216, a compact companion, is just 30" S. It appeared faint (V = 16.8), very small, round, 10" diameter, low surface brightness.
I'll contact you offline about your eclipse visit. Should be a great trip.
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