| Akira Fujii | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1941-01-12)12 January 1941 Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 28 December 2022(2022-12-28) (aged 81) |
Akira Fujii (藤井 旭, Fujii Akira, 12 January 1941 – 28 December 2022) was a Japanese astrophotographer and astronomer. PBS has described him as "the world's foremost wide-angle astrophotographer".
Fujii graduated from Tama Art University in 1961, and began working at observatories, producing a substantial bibliography of general-audience astronomy books. In 1974, Fujii began Japan's first star party, the "Invitation to Starlit Skies", which he hosted on Mount Azuma until 1984.
Fujii's work is marketed by David Malin; he collaborated with Serge Brunier in the production of 2001's Great Atlas of the Stars.
The main-belt asteroid 3872 Akirafujii is named in his honor.
Fujii died on 28 December 2022, at the age of 81.
References
- About "Seeing in the Dark", by Timothy Ferris; published March 2008; retrieved 22 June 2011
- The History of Tainai Star Party, by Shigemi Numazawa, first published in Sky and Telescope, July 2002; archived at tainai.jp; retrieved 22 June 2011
- Astronomical Photographs from David Malin Images, by David Malin; published 30 August 2009; retrieved 22 June 2011
- Nonfiction Notes at Publishers Weekly, Volume 248 Issue 40 10 January 2001; retrieved 22 June 2011
- Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3872) Akirafujii". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3872) Akirafujii. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 328–329. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3861. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- "天体写真家の藤井旭さん死去 81歳 私設天文台の台長に愛犬チロ 著書「星になったチロ」など― スポニチ" [Astrophotographer Akira Fujii passes away at the age of 81. Director of private observatory and pet dog Chiro]. Sponichi Annex. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
External links
- David Ratledge analyzes the "Akira Fujii effect", at Deep-Sky.co.uk
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