All Articles
Software deep dives, equipment reviews, tutorials, imaging sessions, and field notes — everything published on Mac Observatory.
102 articles
How to take easy flats using an inexpensive light source.
Here’s my setup at 5:30 am this morning. Taking good flats is key. I had been using the dawn sky to shoot flats
Pacman Nebula captured with EKOS, and processed in PixInsight.
I managed to get a few clear nights last week. Just two in fact. So, knowing I had only two nights to image, I focused
Astro-Tech AT6RC
Hubble at Home The Astro-Tech AT6RC is probably the most economically viable Ritchey-Chrétien telescope money can buy at roughly $350. Its dual-hyperbolic mirror design eliminates
Tutorial for Astro Pixel Processor to calibrate and process a bi-color astronomy image of the Veil Nebula
To get started, you'll need to have taken a full set of light images to process. In addition you will need darks, flats,
Astronomy and astrophotography planning with AstroPlanner on the Mac
Overview of AstroPlanner AstroPlanner is a complete system for tracking observations and planning out nightly viewing or imaging sessions with your equipment. It also offers
Using the EKOS sequencer to capture the Wizard Nebula (NGC7380) on the Mac
This will be a general walkthrough of a typical capture session with my AstroTechAT6RC setup. This should be a good walkthrough for someone not familiar
Getting Started with Astrophotography on the Mac
Recommendations for your start in imaging on the Mac There's a few things that need to be covered here as a starting point.
An Overview of Double Stars on the iPhone
Here's another well done, simple, and focused astronomy application that's been recently added to the App Store. Double Stars, as it&
An Overview of MeteorActive on the iPhone
MeteorActive is a great way to stay on top of all the meteor showers headed your way. The iPhone application is very straight forward in
An overview of Observer Pro on the iPhone
Observer pro is really an invaluable application to use for choosing targets in the night sky. It contains objects from all the large catalogs Messier,
Celestron's C5 Spotting Scope: Maximize Your Grab-And-Go
Make no mistake, this is a BIG, little grab-and-go. The biggest I could fit on theiOptron Cube Promount. The AT60ED wasn't cutting it
Celestron C5 Spotting Scope
Grab and Go The Celestron C5 is a 5" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope with XLT Starbright anti-reflective coatings, delivering 1250mm of focal length at f/10