John Dobson at Hampshire College
This website is dedicated to John Dobson, telescope designer, sidewalk astronomer, and cosmologist, who made the heavens available to so many.
A Sidewalk Astronomer Jeffrey Jacobs’ documentary featuring John Dobson, is available for purchase
Articles about Mr. Dobson
Other links
Amateur Astronomers Association of NY
Westchester Amateur Astronomers
Short film about astronauts’ shifts in perspective
Comparative planetary and stellar sizes
What planets can I see tonight? (US Navy Observatory tool)
Sky and Telescope magazine online
“The universe is a lot bigger than the earth and it’s a lot bigger than the solar system and it’s a lot bigger than our galaxy and we owe it to ourselves to notice it.” –John Dobson