Wil Tirion

Wil Tirion (born February 19, 1943) is a Dutch uranographer (celestial cartographer). His most famous work, Sky Atlas 2000.0, is renowned by astronomers for its accuracy and beauty.^[1] The second edition of his most complete work, Uranometria 2000.0, was published in 2001 by Willmann-Bell.^[2] He is also responsible for the sky charts found in many other publications. He was originally a graphic designer. The minor planet (asteroid) 4648 Tirion is named after him.

Works

• Lovi, George; Tirion, Wil (1989). Men, Monsters, and the Modern Universe. Richmond, VA: Willmann-Bell. ISBN 0-943396-24-7.
• Tirion, Wil; Skiff, Brian (1990). Bright Star Atlas 2000.0. Richmond, VA: Willmann-Bell. ISBN 0-943396-27-1.
• Tirion, Wil; Sinnott, Roger (1998). Sky Atlas 2000.0 (2nd ed.). Cambridge, MA: Sky Publications. ISBN 0-933346-87-5.
• Dunlop, Storm; Tirion, Wil (2000). Wild Guide: Night Sky Star Finder. London, UK: Collins. ISBN 0007100833.
• Tirion, Wil; Rappaport, Barry; Remaklus, Will (2001). Uranometria 2000.0: Deep Sky Atlas (2nd ed.). Richmond, VA: Willmann-Bell. ISBN 0-943396-73-5.
• Dunlop, Storm; Tirion, Wil (2002). Atlas of the Night Sky. London, UK: Collins. ISBN 0007103611.
• Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2004). Collins gem: Stars. Glasgow, UK: Collins. ISBN 0007178581.
• Dunlop, Storm; Tirion, Wil (2004). Night Sky. London, UK: Collins. ISBN 0007177909.
• Ellyard, David; Tirion, Wil (2008). The southern sky guide (3rd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-71405-1.
• Crossen, Craig; Tirion, Wil (2008). Binocular Astronomy (2nd ed.). Richmond, VA: Willmann-Bell. ISBN 978-0-943396-88-0.
• Tirion, Wil (2011). The Cambridge Star Atlas (4th ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-17363-6.
• Mullaney, James; Tirion, Wil (2011). The Cambridge Atlas of Herschel objects. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-13817-8.
• Dunlop, Storm; Tirion, Wil (2011). Collins Night Sky & Starfinder. London, UK: Collins. ISBN 9780007436163.
• Heifetz, Milton D.; Tirion, Wil (2012). A Walk Through the Southern Sky (3rd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-69898-7.
• MacEvoy, Bruce; Tirion, Wil (2015). The Cambridge Double Star Atlas (2nd ed.). Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9781107534209.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2017). Stars & Planets (5th ed.). London, UK: Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-823972-5.
• Heifetz, Milton D.; Tirion, Wil (2017). A Walk Through the Heavens (4th ed.). Cambridge, UK. ISBN 978-1-108-16374-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2019). The Monthly Sky Guide (10th ed.). Mineola, NY: Dover. ISBN 978-0-486-83259-3.
• Dunlop, Storm; Tirion, Wil (2021). 2022 Guide to the Night Sky: A Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies Above Britain and Ireland. Glasgow, UK: Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-839353-3.
• Dunlop, Storm; Tirion, Wil (2021). 2022 Guide to the Night Sky: A Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies above North America. London, UK: Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-846986-3.
• Dunlop, Storm; Tirion, Wil (2021). 2022 Guide to the Night Sky: A Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies above Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Glasgow, UK: Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-846980-1.
• Dunlop, Storm; Tirion, Wil (2021). Night Sky Almanac 2022. Glasgow, UK: Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-846988-7.

Notes

External links

• Wil Tirion's website

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