NY Times Article
“Astronomer on Sidewalk Shares Passion for Galaxy”
By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Published: August 7, 2005
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Maura Iano was strolling through the steamy streets of the West Village on Thursday night with her grandsons, Paul and Allen, when she stopped to gaze at a man on the sidewalk carefully aiming a four-foot-long white cylinder at the horizon.“What are you doing with that?” demanded Ms. Iano, 71, who lives in Philadelphia and was visiting New York. “It looks like a big gun.”
In fact, it was not a weapon, but a telescope.
NY Times Film Review
“A Stargazer Who Exhorts The World to Gaze With Him”
By DANA STEVENS
Published: July 6, 2005
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”A Sidewalk Astronomer” is an inspiring film about an inspired teacher. It should leave all viewers with an ounce of curiosity eager to hit the streets with Dobsonian telescopes of their own.
Smithsonian Magazine Article
“35 Who Made a Difference: John Dobson”
November 2005
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“It’s not that he thinks outside the box,” reflects filmmaker Jacobs. “He doesn’t even see the box.” Or, for that matter, believe in the Big Bang. “First of all, they have it coming out of nothing and that’s impossible,” he says. “And then they have it coming out of a black hole and that’s just as impossible.” Dobson believes in something bigger than the bang. “He thinks he’s got the secret to the universe,” complains one astronomer. Chortles Dobson, “Hundreds of years ago they would have already burned me at the stake.”