page_title: Sidewalk astronomy
hierarchical_section_title: Sidewalk astronomy
caption_attribution_description: English: "On forty-second street in New York, Joseph G. White shows the new comet or the planets through his 4 1/2 inch refracting telescope."
context_page_description: Sidewalk astronomy or street corner astronomy refers to the activity of setting up a telescope in an urban place on a for-profit or non-profit basis as entertainment and/or for public education.
context_section_description: Sidewalk astronomy or street corner astronomy refers to the activity of setting up a telescope in an urban place on a for-profit or non-profit basis as entertainment and/or for public education.
caption: A "street corner astronomer" in New York City, 1921
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