Amateur astronomer Gary Hug has used his homemade telescope and Sandlot observatory to discover more than 300 near earth asteroids. Hug recently discussed his work in a video by Great Big Story.
Gary Hug turned his fascination with asteroids into more than just a hobby. He built an observatory behind his house, and courtesy of his homemade reflector telescope, the “amateur” asteroid tracker has identified 300 flaming balls of ice and rock.