Remembering John Dobson. The eccentric telescope pioneer died yesterday at the age of 98. I found an interview I did with him when he visited Cincinnati in 2005. His answers are cracking me up. Dean: How did you get into astronomy? John: I was born. D: How do you describe being a sidewalk astronomer? J: I am an astronomical entertainer to her majesty the general public. D: Have you ever taken an astronomy class? J: No. I signed up for one once, but astronomy was so boring back then. D: How far is Jupiter from us tonight? J: Way the hell out there. D: What are your favorite foods? J: Yogurt. I tell people that I use a yogurt-powered telescope. I eat the yogurt and power the telescope. But if I get hungry Ill just forage around in your back yard for a while. D: When you were in the monastery one of your missions was to reconcile science and religion. How did that turn out? J: Then, not to well. Now I’m okay with it.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 20:05:29 +0000
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