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.
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
Imaging the Elephant Trunk Nebula - IC1396
I imaged this nebula over two nights for a total of 14 hours. There are 7 hours of H-a, and 7 hours of OIII data.
A Night At The George Observatory
A few weeks ago, I was able to attend a 'special event' at the George Observatory in Brazos Bend Park just south of