Akira Fujii
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.
Akira Fujii
Akira Fujii · The Southern Cross Constellation · Public domain
- Name
- Akira Fujii
- Born
- 12 January 1941
- Birthplace
- Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- 28 December 2022
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Occupation
- astronomer · photographer · illustrator
- Education
- Tama Art University · Yamaguchi Prefectural Yamaguchi High School
- Languages
- Japanese
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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.
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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.
Constellation Monoceros, Orion, Canis Major, Canis Minor; Location of the Cone Nebula (ground-based image.
Akira Fujii · Monoceros, Orion, Canis Major and Canis Minor
Constellation Sagittarius; Location of the Omega Nebula, M17 (ground-based image).
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• Name — Akira Fujii • Born — 12 January 1941 • Birthplace — Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan • Died — 28 December 2022
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