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Between 1967 and 1969, he was a Carnegie Fellow at the [[Mount Wilson Observatory|Mount Wilson]] and [[Palomar Observatory|Palomar Observatories]] near Pasadena, California in the United States. He operated the Mt. Mégantic Observatory from 1976–1980, the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope from 1980–1984, and then returning to Mt. Mégantic Observatory from 1984–1997.<ref name=”JP: Small-body Database Browser”>{{cite web | url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=45580 | title = JPL Small-Body Database Browser | accessdate = 2008-05-17 | publisher = [[NASA]]}}</ref> |
Between 1967 and 1969, he was a Carnegie Fellow at the [[Mount Wilson Observatory|Mount Wilson]] and [[Palomar Observatory|Palomar Observatories]] near Pasadena, California in the United States. He operated the Mt. Mégantic Observatory from 1976–1980, the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope from 1980–1984, and then returning to Mt. Mégantic Observatory from 1984–1997.<ref name=”JP: Small-body Database Browser”>{{cite web | url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=45580 | title = JPL Small-Body Database Browser | accessdate = 2008-05-17 | publisher = [[NASA]]}}</ref> |
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In 1994 Racine and colleagues recalibrated the value of the [[Hubble constant]], which helps to measure extragalactic distances, and the size and the age of the Universe.{{fact|date=April 2025}} |
In 1994 Racine and colleagues recalibrated the value of the [[Hubble constant]], which helps to measure extragalactic distances, and the size and the age of the Universe.{{fact|date=April 2025}} |
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On 10 February 2000, [[Denis Bergeron]], in [[Val-des-Bois, Quebec|Val-des-Bois]], was the first to discover an [[asteroid]] from Quebec. The asteroid, [[45580 Renéracine]], was named in honor of Racine.<ref name=”JP: Small-body Database Browser”/> |
On 10 February 2000, [[Denis Bergeron]], in [[Val-des-Bois, Quebec|Val-des-Bois]], was the first to discover an [[asteroid]] from Quebec. The asteroid, [[45580 Renéracine]], was named in honor of Racine.<ref name=”JP: Small-body Database Browser”/> |
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Canadian academic and astronomer (1939–2025)
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| Born | (1939-10-16)16 October 1939 |
| Died | 18 December 2025(2025-12-18) (aged 86)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupations | Academic, astronomer |
René Racine MSRC OQ (16 October 1939 – 18 December 2025) was a French-Canadian academic and astronomer who specialised in the study of globular clusters.[1]
Racine was born in Quebec City. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in physics from Laval University in 1963, and master’s and doctoral degrees (Ph.D in astronomy) in 1965 and in 1967, respectively, from the University of Toronto. He received a research scholarship at the Carnegie Institute.
Between 1967 and 1969, he was a Carnegie Fellow at the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories near Pasadena, California in the United States. He operated the Mt. Mégantic Observatory from 1976–1980, the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope from 1980–1984, and then returning to Mt. Mégantic Observatory from 1984–1997.[2]
In 1994, Racine and colleagues recalibrated the value of the Hubble constant, which helps to measure extragalactic distances, and the size and the age of the Universe.[citation needed]
On 10 February 2000, Denis Bergeron, in Val-des-Bois, was the first to discover an asteroid from Quebec. The asteroid, 45580 Renéracine, was named in honor of Racine.[2]
Racine was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1999. In 2009, Racine resigned from the Order to protest Henry Morgentaler‘s appointment. Racine remained in the Ordre National du Québec.[3]
Racine died in Quebec City on 18 December 2025, at the age of 86.[4]
