Re: [APML] What happened to Maurizio di Sciullo?

["Robert Gendler" <robgendler@worldnet.att.net>]

Jerry,
That is sad as I've had the pleasure of corresponding with Maurizio
in the past. He's a fine person and an outstanding imager. I hope he
recovers from his health problems and that we see some of his amazing
images again. I wasn't aware of the plagiarizing episode but I can say
from personal experience that it can be quite painful to have this happen
to one's hard earned work.
Rob Gendler
Email: robgendler@att.net
Web site: http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Lodriguss" <jerry@astropix.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] What happened to Maurizio di Sciullo?


>
> >does anybody know what happened to Maurizio di Sciullo?
> >His webpage (www.excelsioroptics.com) is no longer available,
> >and I can't 'google' him himself either.
>
>
> I think I remember reading on sci.astro.amateur that he was having health
> problems.  He may have also taken his wonderful pictures down from his web
> site because there was an incident where it was alleged that John Chumack
> plagiarized his images.
>
> I found this on s.a.a from Maurizio:
>
> >"It is with much regret that we have decided to close Excelsior Optics at
> >the end of March, 2002.  Continued, chronic health problems have
prevented me
> >from working efficiently, making the task of serialized optical
production
> >impossible.  I have greatly enjoyed interacting with the amateur
astronomy
> >community, and I intend to resume my imaging program, and sharing my
> >results as
> >soon as I am able to.  I thank you all for the countless expressions of
> >encouragement and praise that I have received over time, words and
thoughts
> >that I intend to hold onto for a great many years to come."
>
>
>
> There was also a note on the Chumack incident in the December 2001 issue
of
> Sky and Telescope, p. 16, which reads, "The view of Jupiter on page 29 of
> our annual publication, SkyWatch '02 was sumbitted to Sky & Telescope by
> John Chumack. It is a digitally altered composite based on an original
> image by Maurizio Di Sciullo and was used without Di Sciullo's knowledge
or
> permission."
>
> Jerry
>
>
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