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.

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• AAVSO discussion
• NASA

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