Sean Walker

Associate Editor of Sky and Telescope

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​Sean Walker is an Associate Editor at Sky & Telescope Magazine specializing in astro-imaging techniques. A classically trained artist, he graduated from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 1996 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting while spending any clear night pursuing comets, galaxies, and star clusters using any optic he could commandeer to achieve his goals. 

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Genesis of an Amateur Sky Survey

 

Sky & Telescope Associate Editor Sean Walker shares the story of the development and current progress of the MDW Sky Survey, an all-sky mapping project undertaken by a trio of amateurs including David Mittelman, Dennis di Cicco using a trio of remotely operated telescopes currently situated in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Sean will detail how the survey operates, several discoveries the team has contributed to, and the public release of the data in partnership with Columbia University and the Mittelman Family Foundation.