I’m looking for charts designed in Italy by Silvio Mottino (Turin) and Giovanni Battista Lacchini (Faenza).
This occurred around 1952 and involved the stars Eta Aql, U Aql, V Cnc, 1 Cas, o Cet (Mira), S Cet, R CrB, W Her, R Hya, IR Oph, U Ori, S, T, Z, RS, RY UMa, RY Dra, and Z UMa.
Information about amateur astronomer Silvio Mottino is welcome.
Thank you for your help.
Riccardo
1 Like
I have a few of the old blue-print charts but I’ll have to find the charts, in a box somewhere, and check. However, I’m a pretty sure they were all Harvard-based charts and sequences not from an Italian source.
Jim (DEY)
1 Like
Greetings,
For the broader community’s awareness: when the AAVSO sold its headquarters building in 2022, the majority of our historical records, including our chart collection, were donated to the Harvard Archives as part of the AAVSO Collection. Unfortunately, these materials have not yet been fully cataloged, which makes them difficult to access at present.
As a result, AAVSO headquarters is unable to assist with inquiries that depend on those records.
Kind regards,
Brian
1 Like