This is the Messier catalog, complied by Charles Messier back in 1781, and remains a list of the most famous astronomical objects.
Category: Astronomy
Telescope Making: The 32″ Telescope and Observatory
This page shows you stages in the construction of my latest telescope, a 32-inch diameter main mirror, with 5 corrector lenses. It is a 4800 mm focal length f6 when used as a camera.
Building My Dream Observatory
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
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.
