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Henry Draper

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Henry Draper was an American astronomer and pioneer of astrophotography who captured the first photograph of a stellar spectrum, taken of the star Vega, in 1872.

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Henry Draper scores 8.09/10 (Great) on Lunoo, making it a well-rated option in the Astronomer category. Pioneering stellar spectroscopy and astrophotography made him historically important, while later catalog achievements relied substantially on success...
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