Donald Edward Osterbrock was a prominent American astronomer known for his work in the field of spectroscopy and studies of active galactic nuclei. He was born on July 13, 1924, in Cincinnati and earned his Ph.D. in 1952 under Subramanyan Chandrasekhar at the University of Chicago. Osterbrock held positions at Princeton University, the University of Wisconsin, and the California Institute of Technology. From 1973 to 1981, he directed the Lick Observatory at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he focused on ionized gas physics in nebulae and authored an influential textbook.
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Meaning of the name - Donald
world ruler, brown warrior
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Place of Birth: Cincinnati
Place of Death: Santa Cruz
Educated At: University of Chicago
Occupation: university teacher | astrophysicist | astronomer
Employers: University of California, Santa Cruz | California Institute of Technology
Awards Received: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Henry Norris Russell Lectureship | Guggenheim Fellowship | Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society | Bruce Medal
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on July 13, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for July 13, 2024 |
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| Sun | 20 Cancer 56 | 21 Cancer 44 | 27 Libra 59 |
| Moon | 11 Sagittarius 25 | 18 Libra 36 | 5 Leo 51 |
| Mercury | 0 Leo 2 | 17 Leo 1 | 24 Libra 58 |
| Venus | 2 Cancer 50 | 2 Leo 27 | 16 Virgo 0 |
| Mars | 4 Pisces 33 | 24 Taurus 59 | 0 Pisces 37 |
| Jupiter | 10 Sagittarius 42 | 10 Gemini 52 | 17 Sagittarius 35 |
| Saturn | 26 Libra 24 | 19 Pisces 11 | 4 Scorpio 48 |
| Uranus | 21 Pisces 24 | 26 Taurus 16 | 18 Pisces 7 |
| Neptune | 19 Leo 1 | 29 Pisces 53 | 22 Leo 15 |
| Pluto | 12 Cancer 8 | 1 Aquarius 4 | 13 Cancer 32 |
| Rahu | 24 Leo 42 | 10 Aries 34 | 19 Leo 24 |
| Ketu | 24 Aquarius 42 | 10 Libra 34 | 19 Aquarius 24 |
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