On this day in 1837 - March 7th - Henry Draper was born.
Henry Draper was a pioneer of astrophotography. Following his early death, his wife Anna donated money to Harvard College Observatory to complete his catalogue of stellar spectra. If you see a deep sky object named with an “HD†prefix, it refers to this catalogue.
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