Carter Hanson Astrophotography
Astrophotography Portfolio
By Carter Hanson
NGC 7023
Object Type: Reflection Nebula
Constellation: Cepheus
Distance: 1,400 light years from Earth
Age: Unknown
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Equipment
Orion EON 130 Triplet
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
ZWO ASI Air Plus
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Software
DeepSkyStacker
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
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Acquisition details
Date: August 30th, 2024
Location: Palisade, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 3
Integration time: 6 hours, 55 minutes
NGC 7331
Object Type: Unbarred Spiral Galaxy
Constellation: Pegasus
Distance: 40,000,000 light years from Earth
Age: 500 million+ years?
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Equipment
Orion EON 130 Triplet
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
ZWO ASI Air Plus
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Software
DeepSkyStacker
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
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Acquisition details
Date: August 12th, 2024
Location: Kenyon, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 4
Integration time: 6 hours, 55 minutes
NGC 891
Object Type: Spiral Galaxy
Constellation: Andromeda
Distance: 28,000,000 light years from Earth
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Equipment
Orion EON 130 Triplet
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
ZWO ASI Air Plus
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Software
DeepSkyStacker
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
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Acquisition details
Date: September 1st, 2024
Location: Palisade, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 3
Integration time: 3 hours, 15 minutes
Messier 33
Object Type: Unbarred Spiral Galaxy
Constellation: Triangulum
Distance: 3,200,000 light years from Earth
Age: 630,000,000 years
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Equipment
Orion EON 130 Triplet
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
ZWO ASI Air Plus
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Software
DeepSkyStacker
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
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Acquisition details
Date: September 1st, 2024
Location: Palisade, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 3
Integration time: 5 hours
Messier 17
Object Type: Emission Nebula
Constellation: Sagittarius
Distance: 6,000 light years from Earth
Age: 1 million years
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Equipment
Orion EON 130 Triplet
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
ZWO ASI Air Plus
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Software
DeepSkyStacker
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
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Acquisition details
Date: August 3rd, 2024
Location: Kenyon, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 4
Integration time: 4 hours, 25 minutes
Messier 13
Object Type: Globular Cluster
Constellation: Hercules
Distance: 25,000 light years from Earth
Age: 12-13 billion years
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Equipment
Orion EON 130 Triplet
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
ZWO ASI120MC-S
ZWO ASI Air Pro
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Software
DeepSkyStacker
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
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Acquisition details
Date: July 24th, 2024
Location: Hopkins, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 8
Integration time: 1 hour
Messier 57
Object Type: Planetary Nebula
Constellation: Lyra
Distance: 2,200 light years from Earth
Age: 7,005 years
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Equipment
Orion EON 130 Triplet
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
ZWO ASI120MC-S
ZWO ASI Air Pro
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Software
DeepSkyStacker
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
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Acquisition details
Date: July 24th, 2024
Location: Hopkins, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 8
Integration Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Messier 15
Object Type: Globular Cluster
Constellation: Pegasus
Distance: 35,000 light years from Earth
Age: 12-13 billion years
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Equipment
Orion EON 130 Triplet
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
ZWO ASI120MC-S
ZWO ASI Air Pro
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Software
DeepSkyStacker
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
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Acquisition details
Date: July 27th, 2024
Location: Afton, MN
Bortle Scale: Class 5
Integration Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Aurora Borealis
(May 10th-11th, 2024, Historic G5 Storm)
​Equipment
iPhone 14
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Software
Apple iOS 17
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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)
​Equipment
8" Meade LX90 EMC​
Thousand Oaks 8" Solar Filter
Explore Scientific 30mm 82 series
iPhone 14
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Software
Apple iOS 17
Adobe Lightroom
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Acquisition details
Date: April 8th, 2024
Location: Murphysboro, IL
Bortle Scale: Class 4