12" of awesome Dobsonian love. Thanks #johndobson for the views! @universetoday@JPMajorpic.twitter.com/PLA321Vqf1 — Scott MacNeill (@scottiemacneill)
Amateur astronomers love their Dobs. As we said in a
previous article
, "A Dobsonian is simplicity in itself; a simple set of optics on a simple mount. But don't be fooled by this simplicity. Dobsonian telescopes are incredibly good and are great for amateurs and professional astronomers alike."
And so, we were all saddened to learn of the
passing of John Dobson
, the inventor of this beloved telescope. We asked our followers on
to tweet pictures of their Dobs, and our feed got flooded with pics and remembrances. See a bunch of our retweets below:
@universetoday Co-creators of http://t.co/F0j0xZo0g1 Jimi Lowrey and Dragan Nikin with Jimis 48" f/4 OMI pic.twitter.com/Mgr4KNOfjd — DeepSkyForum (@DeepSkyForum)
@universetoday (part of) me and my trustee 19-year old Dobsonian. Should have painted it black! :-} pic.twitter.com/AcVJT1A2GM — Shahrin.Ahmad (Shah) (@shahgazer)
@universetoday Here's my daughter's 6" f/8 'sidewalk telescope' that we built. RIP #johndobsonpic.twitter.com/CpnvHTGYY0 — Brett Schaerer (@astrobug75)
@universetoday commercial 6" and homemade 10" pic.twitter.com/ZRGokcCjeJ — Paul Stewart (@astrostew)
@universetoday here's @SalAstroSoc 14 inch #Dobsonian at our lady open day pic.twitter.com/WAe2LEf4Ju — Salford Astronomical (@SalAstroSoc)
Here's my 10-Inch #JohnDobson scope, with a homemade solar filter #DIYhttp://t.co/CMQ8u5dS30@universetodaypic.twitter.com/MA0RcguCXc — Jane Houston Jones (@jhjones)
@universetoday Looking at PANSTARRS with my #dobsonianpic.twitter.com/lRp38TWh0i — Peter Wakeford (@echempe)
@universetoday Here's the pic of me and my dob that was on the back cover of my book! pic.twitter.com/HKwRRJdGvi — Kelly Kizer Whitt (@Astronomommy)
@universetoday My 8 inch #johndobsonpic.twitter.com/T0bUINmjV1 — Kate Northcutt (@katenorthcutt)
@universetoday Co-creator of http://t.co/F0j0xZo0g1 Dragan Nikin and his 25" f/5 Obsession pic.twitter.com/Iu3EAqB2hQ — DeepSkyForum (@DeepSkyForum)
The Art Guarino 10" Dobsonian @FrostyDrewOBSY#johndobson@universetoday ht @JPMajorpic.twitter.com/VJnQyQwp0B — Frosty Drew OBSY (@FrostyDrewOBSY)
@universetoday best thing I've ever bought. #johndobsonpic.twitter.com/qtOizlvXo6 — Nathan Broussard (@ropeswing05) January 16, 2014
@universetoday Here's mine with infinite thanks to #johndobson for adding wonder and joy to my life. pic.twitter.com/mwmvVzuwBp — Jennifer Rivera (@lasenorarivera)
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