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, ruler of men
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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, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for July 13, 2026 |
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| Sun | 20 Cancer 56 | 21 Cancer 17 | 29 Libra 58 |
| Moon | 11 Sagittarius 25 | 10 Cancer 48 | 0 Virgo 44 |
| Mercury | 0 Leo 2 | 20 Cancer 18 | 28 Libra 21 |
| Venus | 2 Cancer 50 | 4 Virgo 22 | 18 Virgo 19 |
| Mars | 4 Pisces 33 | 10 Gemini 28 | 1 Pisces 18 |
| Jupiter | 10 Sagittarius 42 | 2 Leo 56 | 17 Sagittarius 57 |
| Saturn | 26 Libra 24 | 14 Aries 28 | 5 Scorpio 3 |
| Uranus | 21 Pisces 24 | 4 Gemini 19 | 18 Pisces 4 |
| Neptune | 19 Leo 1 | 4 Aries 24 | 22 Leo 17 |
| Pluto | 12 Cancer 8 | 4 Aquarius 35 | 13 Cancer 32 |
| Rahu | 24 Leo 42 | 1 Pisces 54 | 19 Leo 18 |
| Ketu | 24 Aquarius 42 | 1 Virgo 54 | 19 Aquarius 18 |
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