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Jesuit priest Angelo Secchi was a pioneer in astrophysics. He was the first to make systematic use of spectroscopy in stellar classification and proved that solar prominences viewed during an eclipse are features belonging to the Sun

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Fun Fact: Jesuit priest Angelo Secchi was a pioneer in astrophysics. He was the first to make systematic use of spectroscopy in stellar classification and proved that solar prominences viewed during an eclipse are features belonging to the Sun

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