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Astrophotography Portfolio
By Carter Hanson
New General Catalogue Objects
Object
NGC 7023
Type: Reflection Nebula
Constellation: Cepheus
Right Ascension:
Declination:
Distance:
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Equipment
Orion EON 130 Triplet
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
ZWO ASI Air Plus
Aquisition
Date: August 30th, 2024
Location: Palisade, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 3
Integration: 6 hours, 55 minutes
Software
Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
Object
Sh2-136
Type: Reflection Nebula
Constellation: Cepheus
Right Ascension: 21h 16m 26s
Declination: +68° 15.6′
Distance: 1,470 ly​
Aquisition
Date: September 25th, 2024
Location: Kenyon, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 4
Integration: 7 hours, 10 minutes
Equipment
Orion EON 130 Triplet
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
ZWO ASI Air Plus
Software
Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
Object
NGC 6914
Type: Reflection Nebula
Constellation: Cygnus
Right Ascension: 20h 24m 43.3s
Declination: 42° 28′ 58″
Distance: 6,000 ly​
Equipment
Orion EON 130 Triplet
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
ZWO ASI Air Plus
Aquisition
Date: October 23rd, 2024
Location: Afton, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 6
Integration: 5 hours, 5 minutes
Software
Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
Messier Objects
Object
Messier 17
Type: Emission Nebula
Constellation: Sagittarius
Right Ascension: 18h 20m 26s
Declination: −16° 10′ 36″
Distance: 5,500 ly​
Equipment
Orion EON 130 Triplet
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
ZWO ASI Air Plus
Aquisition
Date: July 28th, 2024
Location: Kenyon, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 4
Integration: 4 hours, 25 minutes
Software
Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
Object
Messier 45
Type: Reflection Nebula
Constellation: Taurus
Right Ascension: 03h 47m 24
Declination: +24° 07′ 00″
Distance: 444 ly​
Equipment
Orion EON 130 Triplet
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
ZWO ASI Air Plus
Aquisition
Date: October 26th, 2024
Location: Kenyon, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 4
Integration: 3 hours
Software
Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
Object
NGC 7331
Type: Unbarred Spiral Galaxy
Constellation: Pegasus
Right Ascension: 22h 37m 04.0624s
Declination: +34° 24′ 56.721″
Distance: 40 Mly​
Aquisition
Date: August 10th, 2024
Location: Kenyon, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 4
Integration: 6 hours, 10 minutes
Equipment
Orion EON 130 Triplet
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
ZWO ASI Air Plus
Software
Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
Messier 33
Object Type: Spiral Galaxy
Constellation: Triangulum
Right Ascension: 01h 33m 50.02s
Declination: +30° 39′ 36.7″
Distance: 3.2 Mly​
Date: August 31st, 2024
Location: Palisade, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 3
Integration: 5 hours
NGC 891
Object Type: Edge On Unbarred Spiral Galaxy
Constellation: Andromeda
Right Ascension: 02h 22m 33.4s
Declination: +42° 20′ 57″
Distance: 28 Mly​
Date: September 1st, 2024
Location: Palisade, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 3
Integration: 3 hours 15 minutes
Messier 74
Object Type: Grand Design Spiral Galaxy
Constellation: Pisces
Right Ascension: 01h 36m 41.8s
Declination: +15° 47′ 01″
Distance: 30 Mly​
Date: September 1st, 2024
Location: Palisade, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 3
Integration: 3 hours 25 minutes
NGC 772
Object Type: Unbarred Spiral Galaxy
Constellation: Aries
Right Ascension: 01h 59m 19.6s
Declination: +19° 00′ 27.1″
Distance: 106 Mly​
Date: September 27th, 2024
Location: Afton, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 6
Integration: 5 hours 5 minutes
Aurora Borealis
(May 10th-11th, 2024, Historic G5 Storm)
Aurora Borealis
​Equipment
iPhone 14
​
Software
Apple iOS 17
​
Acquisition details
Date: May 11th, 2024
Location: Palisade, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 3
Integration time: 3 second exposures
Total solar eclipse
(April 8th, 2024, Great American Eclipse)
Total Solar Eclipse
​Equipment
8" Meade LX90 EMC​
Thousand Oaks 8" Solar Filter
Explore Scientific 30mm 82 series
iPhone 14
​
Software
Apple iOS 17
Adobe Lightroom
​
Acquisition details
Date: April 8th, 2024
Location: Murphysboro, IL
Bortle Scale: Class 4
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