Baltimore's Street Corner Astronomer

On most evenings with clear skies, Herman Heyn packs his 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain-type telescope into his car and heads for the streets of Fell's Point in Baltimore, MD. His interest is to share his love of viewing celestial objects with any and all who want to see them. HAV-A-LOOK!

[@isaacjohnson8752]

That was great... what's your magnification? 133. Wow, 133 thousand! Just a hundred and thirty three.

[@kevenreynolds333]

yes i have seen the rings of Saturn ,,,,,,with this guy .....and i was very amazed !!!! this guy is a very cool person.....and Saturn is something that everyone needs to witness once in there life......by the way Saturn was the size of a small button!!!!!.....i meet him in Baltimore in 2006.

[@stevehanson5556]

I really enjoyed your production, Well done.

[@davidwilliams2722]

After more 31 years and 2,858 viewing sessions, Herman Heyn finally retired from sidewalk astronomy in 2018 at age 87. According to the Baltimore Sun (2/21/21) he died "of stroke and other causes" in February 2021 at age 90. A life well lived indeed.

[@kishascape]

Should’ve kept astronmying til the end tho smh

[@fishing1335]

RIP Herman. Wish I could've met you. I hope to share my telescope views to as many people as possible one day.

[@elioks]

what a cool guy ^^

[@garyfolsom7877]

Do you know what year this is?

[@YoosufMuneer]

Dude. You're so cool. Wow.

[@garyfolsom7877]

What year was this filmed?

[@vanderdole02]

it says 29 07 2015...

[@TheKamrenB]

@@vanderdole02 Upload date does not mean filming date...
This video was taken likely in the early to mid 90s