A Sidewalk Astronomer (2005)
1h 19m
Running Time
April 22, 2005Release Date
A Sidewalk Astronomer (2005)
1h 19m
Running Time
April 22, 2005Release Date
Plot.
John Dobson, an 89 year old with a white ponytail and knack for comedy, is the inventor of the Dobsonian telescope mount, which revolutionized astronomy by making large, inexpensive telescopes and deep space observing available to amateur astronomers around the world.
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Release DateApril 22, 2005
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 19m
Budget$50,000
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cosmology
astronomy
astronomer
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A Sidewalk Astronomer is a 2005 documentary film about former Vedanta monk and amateur astronomer John Dobson. The film follows Dobson to state parks, astronomy clubs, and downtown streets as he promotes awareness of astronomy through his own personal style of sidewalk astronomy. The documentary includes voice overs by Dobson himself promoting his unorthodox views on religion and cosmology.