Featured ADS-B Feeder for July 2022: Sergio Mazzi - EXTRPI001226 - Brazil

Sergio Mazzi, AirNav RadarBox ADS-B feeder and his telescopes

This month's featured ADS-B feeder is Sergio Mazzi, a geographer, amateur astronomer, aviation enthusiast, and one of our ADS-B feeders in São Paulo City, Brazil. Since 2017, he has led BRAMON (Brazilian Meteor Observation Network), one of the largest meteor observation networks in the southern hemisphere and Latin America.  

Despite living in a Metropole, one of his favorite hobbies is to observe the cosmos through his telescope. It can be difficult to find dark skies and stars in the skies of São Paulo, but despite this, Sergio is passionate about astronomy and observation techniques. According to the Bortle scale, São Paulo's light pollution is between 8 and 9.

The Bortle Scale - Photo Source: OPT

What's light pollution?

Light pollution is the presence of any excessive artificial light. It is most common in large cities where it’s produced by streetlights, billboards, shopping malls, and exterior lights on buildings. Astronomers often use the Bortle scale to measure the night sky’s brightness. This scale ranges from Class 1 (perfectly dark sky) to Class 9 (most light-polluted city sky).

Sergio Mazzi's Telescope

Sergio's Telescope - Image Courtesy of Sergio Mazzi

Sergio's Telescope - Image Courtesy of Sergio Mazzi

For meteor observation, Sergio counts over 10+ cameras installed on the roof of his house in Brazil, plus a 1090 MHz ADS-B antenna for receiving and sending ADS-B & air traffic data 24/7 to RadarBox.com servers. 

Sergio Mazzi's Setup - Image Courtesy of Sergio Mazzi

Here is the ADS-B antenna used for Mazzi to receive and send ADS-B data to our servers from São Paulo city. It is a region with winds that exceed 70-80 km/h and need reinforcement to keep the mast & antenna on its base. 

ADS-B Antenna - Image Courtesy of Sergio Mazzi

ADS-B Antenna - Image Courtesy of Sergio Mazzi

His antenna is approximately 15 meters (49 ft) from the ground on a small tower (about 3.5 meters (11.4 ft) with galvanized steel wires.

Sergio Mazzi Setup - Image Courtesy of Sergio Mazzi

EXTRPI001226 ADS-B station has a range of 233 nautical miles (431 km), ranking 7th in São Paulo and 24th in Brazil, and 447th in RadarBox's global ranking.

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BRAMON (Brazilian Meteor Observation Network)

BRAMON (Brazilian Meteor Observation Network)

The Brazilian Network for Meteor Monitoring (BRAMON) is a non-profit and collaborative organization maintained by volunteers and collaborators. BRAMON's mission is to establish and operate a meteor monitoring network, producing and providing scientific data to the community through analysis of its captures, which are collected by monitoring stations maintained by BRAMON members.

Dramatic Metropolitan Sky (Video)

ISS & Hubble (July 10)

EXTRPI001226 ADS-B station

Sergio Mazzi's gallery (Astrophotography):

Photo Courtesy of Sergio Mazzi

Photo Courtesy of Sergio Mazzi

Photo Courtesy of Sergio Mazzi

Sergio's interview for Brazil's largest science podcast, Ciência Sem Fins (In Portuguese):

São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo is a city in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Listed by the GaWC as an alpha global city, the municipality of São Paulo is the most populous city proper in Brazil, the Americas, the Western Hemisphere, and the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world's 4th largest city proper by population. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city serves as the capital of the surrounding state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest state in Brazil.

São Paulo City - Image Source: Fandrade/Getty Images 

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