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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

#milkyway in central Utah under some dark skies.

Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Here we have the Soul Nebula (IC1848) in SHO with 36 hours of exposure from my Bortle 6 backyard. Colors were adjusted using color masks in Pixinsight with curves and then fine tuning in Photoshop and then finally Lightroom. Enjoy!

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Here we have the Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49) with 49 hours total exposure in SHO from my Bortle 6 backyard. Enjoy! Ha 17 h (300s exposures) OIII 16 h (300s exposures) SII 16 h (300s exposures) Total 49 h #astrophotography #rosettenebula #astronomy

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

I was able to get out to Skull Valley during the Geminid Meteor Shower for some good meteor viewing and some images. This was my first time trying to capture a meteor shower and compose it all into a single image. #geminids #astrophotography #astronomy #stars #utah #meteors

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

#milkyway Sky RGB: 3 panel panorama, 5 to 6 images tracked and stacked / f/2.8 / 60s / ISO 320 Sky Ha: 2 panels, 4 images stacked / f/2.8 / 90s / ISO 1600 Foreground: 2 row x 3 panel panorama, single image f/4 / 60s / ISO1250

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Made famous by the Hubble telescope, M16, the Eagle Nebula features the pillars of creation. #astrophotography #astronomy #deepsky #deepskyphotography #astrobackyard

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I spent eight nights imaging the Trifid Nebula from my bortle 6 backyard. I have always really liked the red and blue of this nebula and wanted to improve on my previous images. Total 17.5 hrs #trifidnebula #m20 #astrophotography #nightimages #astronomy #deepsky #deepskyphotography

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Here we have #M88 and #M91 from a 130 mm refractor in a Bortle 6 backyard. It never gets old taking images of deep sky objects. L 6 hrs R, G, B 3.5 hrs each Ha 7 hrs Total 23.5 hrs #astrophotography #astronomy #deepsky #deepskyphotography

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

A proper adventure beneath the Milky Way over Sundial Peak. I began the hike around midnight, trekking the 3-mile trail to Lake Blanche with 2,700 feet of elevation gain and snow covering the final 1.25 miles. Every step was worth the effort. #astrophotography #milkyway #milkywaychasers

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

#M106 with a few of its friends. This was imaged over a single night. #astrophotography #astronomy #deepsky

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Milky-way over the Simpson Springs Pony Express Station. It was nice hanging out in Bortle 2 skies. Tracked, stacked, and blended. RGB+Ha #astrophotography #astrophoto #nightimages #astronomy #nightscape #milkyway_nightscapes #milkyway #milkywaychasers

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The Owl Nebula (M97) is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Ursa Major. Its name comes from the two dark spots in the nebula that look like owl eyes. Also pictured is the Surfboard Galaxy (M108). This was imaged with a wide-field telescope using narrowband filters over a few nights. #astro

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Here we have a wide field image of the Flaming Star (IC-405) and the Tadpole (IC-410) nebula. #astrophotography #astrophoto #nightimages #astronomy #astrobackyard #spacetoday

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

#M81 and #M82 from the backyard. Total exposure is about 24hrs in LRGB+Ha. Was able to pull out some faint #IFN in the L channel but still could use some more time and darker skies. #astrophotography #astronomy #astrobackyard #spacetoday #curiosityofspace #astronomynerd #longexposure

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Here is M78 Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula with a hint of Barnard's Loop. This image is my first light with the Askar SQA85. Total 24 h 31 min #casperthefriendlyghostnebula #M78 #astrophotography #astrophoto #nightimages #astronomy #astrobackyard

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

The #wizardnebula in #SHO using Antlia 3 filters from my backyard. Tried a couple different ways of editing but landed on a normal process of combining, neutralizing background, and then adjusting the colors the way I wanted. Total 10 h 15 min #astrophotography #astronomy #astrobackyard

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Here we have the Medusa Nebula, also known as Abell 21, imaged from my backyard. I would like to add some more time to this one to bring out more of the faint details, but the clouds are here to stay. Total 10h 55min #medusanebula #abell21 #astrophotography #astronomy #astrobackyard

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Here is the Skull and Crossbones Nebula in SHO imaged over seven nights from my backyard. This nebula is very low on the horizon so I am quite happy with the results. 17 hrs 30 min total #skullandcroossbonesnebula #NGC2467 #astrophotography #astronomy #astrobackyard

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

One of three targets tonight, the Medusa Nebula. Everything has been running smoothly the last few nights. This is a single Ha frame in #nina #astrophotography #astrophoto #nightimages #astronomy #stars #deepsky #deepskyphotography #astrobackyard #cem70

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Watching some gopher hockey and imaging.

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Brett Hansen @bretthansen.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

First light narrowband imaging with the Player-One Poesiden mono camera and Antlia 3nm filters. Here we have the California Nebula. Total 9 hrs SHO. #californianebula #playeronepoesiden #antlia #SHO #notsomuchOIII #at115edt #astrophotography #astrophoto #nightimages #astronomy #astrobackyard

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