Carlos Segers

Carlos Segers
Born 1900
Chile
Died 1967
Argentina
Nationality Chilean, Argentine.
Known for Founder of Asociación Argentina Amigos de la Astronomía, promoted the creation of the Galileo Galilei planetarium.
Awards A crater on the Moon is named after him.
Scientific career
Fields Astronomy
Institutions

Carlos Segers (1900-1967) was an Argentine astronomer.

He was an observer of variable stars, and organized amateur astronomers in South America. He founded the 'Argentine Friends of Astronomy Association'.

The crater Segers on the Moon is named after him.

See also

References

  • Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by The Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763.


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