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.
Celestron EdgeHD 11 Review: The Ultimate Telescope for Planetary and Deep-Sky Astrophotography
A review of the Celestron EdgeHD 11” SCT, covering its optical performance, imaging versatility at f/10, f/7, and f/1.9, and the
Polar Alignment Guide for Motorized Telescope Mounts
Introduction: Why Polar Alignment Matters Polar alignment is one of the most critical steps in setting up a motorized telescope mount for astrophotography or visual
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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’
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
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
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