A very unique person. I had the pleasure of meeting him several times and built a scope under his guidance. I helped out when he took the Sidewalk Astronomers up to the star parties on Mount Pinos, CA
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01/16/2014 10:00:10 AM PST by
DBrow
To: DBrow
RIP. Had a Dobsonian back in the 70s.
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01/16/2014 10:15:50 AM PST by
bigbob
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To: DBrow
I had an 8” dob for a while. The guy changed astronomy forever. Totally cool human, IMO.
To: DBrow
Oh my goodness! I had a Dobsonian back in the day.
To: DBrow
Sad to read. We have 2 Dobsonians. Also attended the Star Parties on Mt Pinos occasionally. He spoke at our Astronomy Club in the late nineties. Really nice, humble man. RIP.
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01/16/2014 10:45:29 AM PST by
originalbuckeye
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To: DBrow
I had the honor of meeting John at Griffith Park Observatory back around 1990 when his merry band of Sidewalk Astronomers had their scopes setup around the front of the building. I’ve been building big dobs ever since.
Now if I could just find something to take the place of Wilsonart “Ebony Star” 4552-50 laminate. :(
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01/16/2014 11:02:56 AM PST by
RingerSIX
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