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The Dobsonian Telescope is named after John L. Dobson, born September 14, 1915. Dobson was the only amateur astronomer highlighted in the PBS series The Astronomers. He has been dubbed the Pied Piper of Astronomy and also The Star Monk. He developed the Dobsonian Telescope in the 1950s. Dobson called it a sidewalk telescope. It is a basic altitude azimuth mount that does not follow the motion of the stars. It is therefore less technically advanced than most other mounts, but tends to be very well balanced and have smooth operation, as well as being very compact and portable. The classic amateur telescope is the Newtonian reflector with a Dobsonian mount. |
Excerpt courtesy of The Free Dictionary.com. |
Edited by Mark Carter for TelescopeZone. |
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