Sidewalk astronomy — refers to a kind of amateur astronomy founded by John Dobson in the 1960s that involves bringing telescopes to urban areas (like sidewalks) to show passers by some of the more prominent features of the night or daytime sky, free of charge.… … Wikipedia
John Dobson (astronomer) — This article is about John L. Dobson, the astronomer. For other men with a similar name, see John Dobson. John Lowry Dobson (born September 14, 1915) is a highly influential amateur astronomer. He is most well known in astronomy circles because… … Wikipedia
Green Mountain Film Festival — [ thumb|300px|Green Mountain Film Festival logo by Edward Koren. Koren, a longtime contributor of cartoons to The New Yorker , lives in Vermont.] The first Green Mountain Film Festival took place in Montpelier, Vermont in 1997. In March 1999 a… … Wikipedia
Dobsonian telescope — A Dobsonian telescope on display at Stellafane in the early 1980s A Dobsonian telescope is an alt azimuth mounted newtonian telescope design popularized by the amateur astronomer John Dobson starting in the 1960s. Dobson s telescopes featured a… … Wikipedia
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Brian May — For the Australian film composer, see Brian May (composer). Brian May May in 2011 Background information Birth name … Wikipedia
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List of The Transformers human characters — This is a list of human characters which had appeared in the original American The Transformers series first aired between 1984 and 1987. Name First appearance Last appearance Voiced by Sparkplug Witwicky More Than Meets the Eye (Part 1) The… … Wikipedia
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