Baade
Baade is a German-language surname. The name is best known for Walter Baade (1893–1960), a German-American astronomer whose work helped shape modern observational cosmology and the study of stellar populations.
Baade spent much of his career at major observatories in the United States and made foundational contributions
Baade also introduced the concept of stellar populations in galaxies, distinguishing younger, metal-rich Population I stars
In the mid-20th century, Baade helped refine the cosmic distance scale, contributing to revisions that affected
Baade's Window is a region toward the Galactic bulge with relatively low interstellar extinction, named after
Outside of Walter Baade, the surname is relatively uncommon, and the term Baade is primarily encountered in