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01-16-14, 11:17 AM
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Saint of the seas
 Join Date: Mar 2004
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John Dobson has died
Don't know if there are any other amateur astronomers here, but if so, this is pretty sad news.
Some years back I moderated an online chat with him. Closest I ever got to meeting him. John Dobson, 1915–2014 The long-lived master of sidewalk astronomy died peacefully on January 15th. Emerging from obscurity in 1968, he introduced simple ideas that revolutionized how amateurs make and use large reflecting telescopes. Read the rest at http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/Joh ... 56881.html
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01-16-14, 02:20 PM
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Born to Run Silent
Join Date: Jan 1997
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RIP, 99 years old
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01-16-14, 02:42 PM
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Chief of the Boat
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Can't say I ever heard of him but 99 is a good innings.
RIP Sir
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01-16-14, 05:16 PM
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Kaiser Bill's batman
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Never heard of him until a week or two ago when I searched wiki for Dobsonian Telescopes (one was for sale quite cheaply in Aldi).
RIP JD 
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01-16-14, 05:29 PM
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Saint of the seas
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Actually, he was 98. His birthday wasn't until September. Still, 98 is a darn long life.
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01-17-14, 12:30 PM
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Aceydeucy
Join Date: Jan 2008
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We should all live so long.
Rest in peace Mr. Dobson
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