Dobsonian telescope
Telescopio Dobson
- Date
- 1965 · confidence medium
- Place
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Credited to
- John Dobson
- Field
- Communication
What it is
A Newtonian reflector telescope with a simplified altazimuth mount, popularized by John Dobson, which made large, portable and low-cost telescopes possible using accessible materials.
What it led to
- Rise of large-aperture amateur astronomy
- The amateur telescope-making community
- Commercial telescopes based on the Dobsonian design