18024 Dobson
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18024 Dobson is an asteroid
which was discovered on May 20, 1999 by James M. Roe
at Oaxaca
. It is named in honor of John Dobson
whose simplified telescope mounting design revolutionized amateur astronomy.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
which was discovered on May 20, 1999 by James M. Roe
James M. Roe
James M. Roe is an American engineer and amateur astronomer credited with the discovery of 94 asteroids between 1998 and 2002. He is the founder and executive director of the Alliance for Astronomy, a non-profit corporation formed in 2004, whose stated purpose is "to promote public awareness,...
at Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
. It is named in honor of John Dobson
John Dobson (astronomer)
John Lowry Dobson is a popularizer of amateur astronomy. He is most notable for being the promoter of a design for large, portable, low-cost Newtonian reflecting telescopes that bears his name, the Dobsonian telescope. The design is considered revolutionary since it allowed amateur astronomers to...
whose simplified telescope mounting design revolutionized amateur astronomy.