Donald Alexander MacRae was a Canadian astronomer born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on February 19, 1916. He served as the Chair of the Department of Astronomy at the University of Toronto and was the Director of the David Dunlap Observatory from 1965 to 1978. A Harvard Ph.D. graduate in Astronomy (1943), he also featured in the NFB documentary Universe (1960). MacRae introduced radio astronomy to Toronto, devising a high-frequency radio telescope, although he did not publish his findings. He passed away on December 6, 2006, shortly after his wife.
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Meaning of the name - Donald
world ruler, ruler of men
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Place of Birth: Halifax
Place of Death: Toronto
Educated At: University of Toronto | Harvard University
Occupation: astronomer
Spouses: Margaret Malcolm
Employers: University of Toronto
Awards Received: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
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Ephemeris for February 19, 1916
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 19, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for February 19, 2025 |
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| Sun | 29 Aquarius 44 | 1 Pisces 18 | 16 Gemini 34 |
| Moon | 6 Virgo 50 | 19 Scorpio 53 | 1 Virgo 45 |
| Mercury | 6 Aquarius 25 | 9 Pisces 38 | 14 Gemini 3 |
| Venus | 7 Aries 18 | 8 Aries 50 | 19 Cancer 18 |
| Mars | 16 Leo 19 | 17 Cancer 8 | 4 Virgo 50 |
| Jupiter | 1 Aries 24 | 11 Gemini 40 | 26 Aries 28 |
| Saturn | 10 Cancer 44 | 19 Pisces 30 | 16 Cancer 20 |
| Uranus | 16 Aquarius 26 | 23 Taurus 27 | 19 Aquarius 34 |
| Neptune | 0 Leo 32 | 28 Pisces 33 | 0 Leo 46 |
| Pluto | 1 Cancer 21 | 2 Aquarius 37 | 2 Cancer 24 |
| Rahu | 7 Aquarius 6 | 28 Pisces 51 | 1 Aquarius 20 |
| Ketu | 7 Leo 6 | 28 Virgo 51 | 1 Leo 20 |
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