John Dobson, the Astronomer Who Showed Us What's 'Way the Hell Out There'
Category: SCIENCE
Eccentric telescope pioneer and world-renowned astronomer John Dobson passed away this month at the age of 98. He revolutionized astronomy with a homemade telescope design now belovedly known as the Dobsonian Telescope and made the sky more accessible to the backyard star gazer.
By Dean Regas, Contributor
Astronomer, Author, and Co-Host of Star Gazers, 2014-01-25