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Andrew Burwell

Andrew Burwell

Designer, astrophotographer, and Mac app developer. Founded Mac Observatory over 9 years ago to help astronomers get the most from their Macs. Now building native macOS apps for the astrophotography community. Based in Houston, TX.

Planetary System Stacker now has a launcher installer
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Planetary System Stacker now has a launcher installer

As some of you know I’ve recently put a second telescope out in a remote site. This time StarFront Observatories. In the Discord one

Nov 16, 2024 2 min read
Seti Astro Scripts come to the Mac as a standalone application
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Seti Astro Scripts come to the Mac as a standalone application

The popular Seti Astro Scripts have now come to the Mac as a standalone application. If you don’t use PixInsight this suite of applications

Nov 1, 2024 2 min read
New Reflection Nebula Discovery: The Blue Ghost Nebula (Burwell 1)
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New Reflection Nebula Discovery: The Blue Ghost Nebula (Burwell 1)

In October 2023, I set out to photograph vdB 1. There are almost no wide field (990mm) images of vdB1 due to the fact that

Oct 12, 2023 2 min read
Remote hosted telescope imaging
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Remote hosted telescope imaging

About three years ago, I started on a journey to get out of my back yard and image from dark skies with a permanent setup.

Oct 2, 2023 11 min read
Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED Triplet Super APO Refractor Review
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Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED Triplet Super APO Refractor Review

Before sitting down to write this review, I spent a lot of time thinking about who is the customer this telescope was designed to address.

May 27, 2023 7 min read
A comparison of the Astro-Physics Mach2GTO and 10Micron GM1000HPS telescope mounts
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A comparison of the Astro-Physics Mach2GTO and 10Micron GM1000HPS telescope mounts

I’m in the unique position of owning two premium mounts. TheAstro-Physics Mach2GTOand a10Micron GM1000HPS. I’m going to attempt to cover them in a

Dec 30, 2022 20 min read
First light with the Astro-Physics Mach2GTO
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First light with the Astro-Physics Mach2GTO

I’ve been planning for more than a year now to get an observatory build going on some property my wife and I own. It’

Nov 27, 2022 2 min read
ZWO ASIAIR Mini Review
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ZWO ASIAIR Mini Review

What is the ASIAIR Mini? TheASIAIR Miniis ZWO’s 4th generation ASIAir device. This is an all-in-one device that replaces a laptop, USB hub, power

Oct 28, 2022 9 min read
ZWO's ASIAir comes to the Mac
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ZWO's ASIAir comes to the Mac

The iOS only ASIAIr application has been converted to an M1 native Mac app If you are like me, and don’t want to leave

Aug 1, 2022 2 min read
Father's Day Astrophotography Gift guide
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Father's Day Astrophotography Gift guide

It’s that time of the year where every father gets recognized. I seriously hope my kids pay attention! Whether you’re looking for the

May 24, 2022 1 min read
Advanced Imaging Conference 2022
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Advanced Imaging Conference 2022

I managed to get away and take a trip to San Jose for the Advanced Imaging Conference. This conference is a gathering specifically for astrophotographers.

May 21, 2022 3 min read
INDIGO A1 (All-in-one) Mac Astrophotography Software Released
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INDIGO A1 (All-in-one) Mac Astrophotography Software Released

For some time now, the folks over at Cloudmakers.eu have been working to combine all their separate Mac astrophotography applications into one single piece

Apr 6, 2022 4 min read