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Ernst Öpik
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Ernst Öpik
Born (1893-10-22)22 October 1893
Kunda, Lääne-Viru, Estonia
Died 10 September 1985(1985-09-10) (aged 91)
Bangor, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Nationality Estonian
Alma mater
Awards
  • Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1975
  • Bruce Medal in 1976
Scientific career
Fields Astronomy
Institutions Armagh Observatory

Ernst Julius Öpik (22 October [O.S. 10 October] 1893 – 10 September 1985) was an Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist who spent the second half of his career (1948–1981) at the Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland.

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