Podcaster: Andy Poniros
Title: John Dobson, The Pied Piper of Astronomy
Organization: Cosmic Perspective
Link : http://www.lift-off.us
Intro Music: “A Piece of Space History”, by Andy Poniros
Closing Music:” 2001 Funk”, composed by Larry Benigno
Description: Born in China, John Dobson, known to many as the “Pied Piper of Astronomy” and the “MacGyver of Telescope Making”, participated as a chemist on the “Manhattan Project”, was a Vedantan Monk for 23 years, and became the most influential amateur astronomer of his time, through his invention of the Dobsonian Telescope Mount…which he did not patent, so that the people could afford large aperture telecopies and explore the universe. John Dobson has spent most of his life studying the universe in his quest to bridge science and faith.
Bio: Andy Poniros is a JPL / NASA Solar System Ambassador, Amateur Astronomer, Telescope Builder, Science Reporter and “Cosmic Perspective” host on www.WPKN.org
Today’s sponsor: This episode of 365 Days of Astronomy is sponsored by, Andy Poniros. “Cosmic Perspective” is an Andy Poniros Production. For more information, you can go to www.lift-off.us
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