Akira Fujii

Akira Fujii
Born	January 12, 1941 Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Akira Fujii (藤井 旭 Fujii Akira, January 12, 1941 in Yamaguchi Prefecture) is a noted Japanese astrophotographer and astronomer. PBS has described him as "the world's foremost wide-angle astrophotographer".^[1]

He 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.^[2]

Fujii's work is marketed by David Malin;^[3] he collaborated with Serge Brunier in the production of 2001's Great Atlas of the Stars.^[4]

The main-belt asteroid 3872 Akirafujii is named in his honor.^[5]

References

1. About "Seeing in the Dark", by Timothy Ferris; published March 2008; retrieved June 22, 2011
2. The History of Tainai Star Party, by Shigemi Numazawa, first published in Sky and Telescope, July 2002; archived at tainai.jp; retrieved June 22, 2011
3. Astronomical Photographs from David Malin Images, by David Malin; published 30 August 2009; retrieved June 22, 2011
4. Nonfiction Notes at Publishers Weekly, Volume 248 Issue 40 10/01/2001; retrieved June 22, 2011
5. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3872) Akirafujii. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved May 2016.

External links

• David Ratledge analyzes the "Akira Fujii effect", at Deep-Sky.co.uk