John Dobson (amateur Astronomer) - John Dobson in The Media

John Dobson in The Media

Dobson is one of the speakers in Universe: The Cosmology Quest, a documentary supporting non-standard cosmological points of view. His life and theories are also the subject of the 2005 documentary A Sidewalk Astronomer. He was also featured in the PBS series The Astronomers, and has appeared twice on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

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