Brian Marino

Brian Marino (died 2001), was a noted New Zealand astronomer. He spent his childhood in Auckland and was educated at St Peter's College.

Astronomy
Marino trained as an engineer. But he is remembered for his contribution to astronomy. Marino jointly discovered the phenomenon of the super-outbursts by dwarf nova (SU Ursae Majoris stars). He also contributed to the study of eclipsing binaries. Marino was a member of the Royal Society of New Zealand, the International Astronomical Union, the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Astronomical Society.