A Dobsonian Handshake

I'm on a business trip to California, so last night with nothing special to do and a clear night sky, I set up my 80mm refractor in front of a local Safeway to spend the evening showing people Jupiter and the gibbous moon.

There was a lot of interest, but one lady in particular told me that over 20 years ago when her son was 4 years old, she took him to a San Francisco sidewalk star party and met a gentleman named John Dobson who, along with others, was showing people the night sky. She knew his whole story and her son still remembers that evening.

So while I haven't shaken John Dobson's hand personally, last night I shook the hand of someone who did.