In May 2011, I wrote an article for Sky and Telescope about my observatory. Here is an excerpt: As a teenager, I started grinding mirrors and building telescopes because my dreams always exceeded my budget.Continue reading
Month: February 2018
Wreckage at a White Dwarf
In April 2017 I wrote an article for Sky and Telescope about a disintegrating exoplanet, of which I obtained data using my telescope, for the science team led by Harvard. Here is an extract ofContinue reading
My Asteroid
Asteroid 133537mariomotta was discovered 2003 Oct. 7 by L. Buzzi at Schiaparelli. It was awarded to Dr. Motta by the International Astronomical Union, as recommended by the American Astronomical Society.
