Wil Tirion

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Wil Tirion (born February 19, 1943) is a preeminent 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 to date, Uranometria 2000.0, was published in 2001 by Willmann-Bell. He is also responsible for the sky charts found in many other publications. He was originally a graphic designer. He has a minor planet (asteroid) named after him: (4648) Tirion.