Astronomer
Williamina Fleming
Scottish housekeeper to an observatory director who was put to work on stellar spectra and catalogued more than ten thousand stars.
Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming was a Scottish astronomer. At the Harvard College Observatory, she contributed to the photographic classification of stellar spectra, helping to develop a common designation system for stars. Fleming cataloged more than ten thousand stars, 59 gaseous nebulae, over 310 variable stars, and 10 novae, among other astronomical phenomena. She is credited with the discovery of the Horsehead Nebula in 1888, and she was a vocal supporter of women's representation in her field.
- Born
- 1857-05-15, Dundee, ScotlandA Friday
- Died
- 1911-05-21, Boston, USAA Sunday, aged 54
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1857-05-15, Dundee, Scotland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 24°33′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 6°47′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 13°56′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 16°30′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Gemini | 0°35′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 0°05′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 11°06′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 25°01′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 22°14′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 5°34′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1911-05-21, Boston, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 29°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 3°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 9°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 9°44′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 21°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 7°11′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 12°20′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 29°14′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 19°28′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 26°45′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Williamina Fleming was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
