HAVING RECENTLY concluded the International Year of Astronomy, an event that celebrated the 400th anni-versary of Galileo's momentous telescopic observations,it's perhaps appropriate to look back at another, more-recent moment in history — the arrival of the Dobsoniantelescope. Some may think it preposterous to mentionJohn Dobson and Galileo in the same paragraph, but thegroundbreaking efforts of both men definitely enhancedour enjoyment and understanding of the night sky.
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