Dr. Mario Motta looks through his homemade telescope at his home observatory in Gloucester. He built his first telescope at age 14.
(Robert Spencer/For the boston globe)
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Dr. Mario Motta looks through his homemade telescope at his home observatory in Gloucester. He built his first telescope at age 14.
(Robert Spencer/For the boston globe)
Dr. Mario Motta built his first telescope at age 14. It took him a year to construct the 8-inch reflector, and he proudly won a science award with it. (Full article: 573 words)
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