On a clear Dahlonega night, University of North Georgia junior astrophysics major Heath Dobson can usually be found at the North Georgia Astronomical Observatory, pointing his telescope-mounted camera toward the stars.
“Space has been a part of my life for probably all of it,” says Dobson. “I remember when I was a little kid, looking through the space encyclopedia and seeing all the photos, thinking, ‘Oh, that’s just for professional observatories and professional telescopes like Hubble. I’ll never be able to do that on my own.’”
Today, at 20-years-old, he does exactly that.
“It’s an expensive hobby,” says Dobson, who owns all of his astrophotography equipment. “You can make it as cheap as you can, but eventually, to get better results, you’re going to need more expensive equipment.”…