Mac Astronomers Wiki

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Mac Setup

• Our Official Setup Guide for Mac Astronomers

Tips and Tricks (by application)

• Setup User Accounts For those who integrate into a larger network (beyond just ssh and such)
• IDL IDL Installation Tips and Common IDL problems
• PyRAF or Python
• Scisoft
• AIPS for radio/sub-mm data reduction
• LaTeX
• Mounting remote directories (SSHFS)

Useful External Links

• Mac Singularity The mothership.
• Mac OS X for Astrophysicists
• Astro Software for Mac OS X
• Mac OS X for Astronomers (Jane Rigby, Steward Observatory)
• Technical Guide to integrating an OS X machine into a astro network. Near the bottom there are hints on mounting drives. Be aware this page is old and was made for OS X 10.3.
• Astronomy Software mostly of the non-professional variety... but some good Dashboard widgets.
• Caltech Astronomy's Mac OS X page
• Urania Blog for Astronomers with lots of Mac tips
• UC Berkeley astronomy's Mac FAQ