Wil Tirion

Wil Tirion (19 February 1943 – 5 July 2024) was a Dutch uranographer (celestial cartographer). His most famous work, Sky Atlas 2000.0, is renowned by astronomers for its accuracy and beauty. The second edition of his most complete work, Uranometria 2000.0, was published in 2001 by Willmann-Bell. He was 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. Tirion died on 5 July 2024, at the age of 81.

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.