August 2008
SHIGEMI NUMAZAWA
Niigata, 950-0916 JAPAN
Born in Sashiawase, Kamihayasi-village, Niigata, April 30, 1958.
EDUCATION
*Finished Tokyo Design Academy, Tokyo.
-----------------------Majors; Architecture March 1978
-----------------------Perthpective (night school) March
1979
*Graduated from Murakami High School, Murakami, Niigata, March, 1976
EXPERIENCE
*Established Japan Planetarium Laboratory; 1984, and have since been
-----------------------working on astronomical photographs
+ illustrations, illustrations for
-----------------------planetarium use, magazine articles,
books, and TV programs. Supply images
-----------------------of comets and the corona of the
Sun to universities and research
*organizations.
-----------------------*Niigata Postal Savings Hall
Planetarium, Niigata, 1980-1984 director
-----------------------*Miyahashi Architecture office,
Tokyo, 1979-1980 Assistant
MEMBERSHIP
RPS(The Royal Photographic Society)
IAAA(International Association of Astronomical Artists)
THE PLANETARY SOCIETY
IPS(International Planetarium Society)
SSP(Society of Scientific Photography)
Astronomical Society of JAPAN
MAJOR WORKS
*Planetarium programs;
-----------------------at the Postal Savings Hall Planetarium
: 50 pcs. etc.
*Illustrations for planetariums ;
-----------------------for GOTO OPTICAL MGF., CO : more
than 1,000 pcs.
*Posters / pamphlets for companies;
-----------------------SONY, TOSHIBA, SANYO, TOYOTA,
HITACHI,KDD,
-----------------------ANRITSU, TAISEI, ASAHI OPTICAL
CO. , NATIONAL
-----------------------HORSE RACING, NIIGATA PREFECTURAL
OFFICE, etc.
*Participated in the NHK-TV's special science program ( photographing, videotaping,
special effects etc.)
-----------------------"A GALACTIC ODYSSEY"
( 1990, a series of 8 installments ) ; took charge of
-----------------------"Stay at Las Campanas Obs."
1989 for 2 month
-----------------------"A collision of Jupter and
Comet SL-9" 1994 at Ishigakizima-isl.
-----------------------"Stay at Maunakea obs."
10 times until 1999
-----------------------"Total Solar Eclips &
Comet HB in Mongolia" 1997
-----------------------"SUBARU First Light"
1999
-----------------------"Stay at Siding Spring Obs."
1999
*write articles + produce reports monthly
-----------------------for the astronomical magazine
"Tenmon-Guide" etc.
*Plan + manage the annual nation-wide event ;
-----------------------"Tainai Star Party"
1984~
-----------------------"Yunotani Star Party"
1998~
*Developed + introduced the new image processing method ;
-----------------------"SUM" of the corona
of the sun, 1991. ( Published in "Sky & Telescope" Dec. '91 issue)
-----------------------" Composing method of video
images", 1988. ( Published in "Sky & Telescope" Feb. '92 issue
)
*Exhibition;
-----------------------at the AMERICAN MUSEUM of NATURAL
HISTORY, 1992~93.
-----------------------at FUJI PHOTOSALON Proffesional
Space, 1993.
-----------------------at department store ISETAN in
Niigata, 1993. etc.
*Illustrated for a poster and a background for STAR TREK, 1992
*Serialization for newspaper; "Astronomical travel piece of Niigata"
every Sunday for 3 years
*Regular program on radio; "Did You Watch A Night Sky?" evary Tuesday for
10 years
MAJOR WRITINGS
Making of Planetarium Slide---------------------- (GOTO Optical co. mfg.) 1983
Tequnic in Astronomicai Photography----------- (Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing) 1987
A Galactic Odyssey ---------------------------------(Japan Broadcasting Association) 7 Voliumes 1990
Watching The Beautiful Starry Sky---------------(Japan Broadcasting Association)
1991
How to Take Astronomical Photographs---------(Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing) 1987
Constellations-----------------------------------------(Natsume Publishing)1992
Illustrated book All Celestial Constellations ----(Shufunotomo Campany) 1992
THE DEEP SKY------------------------------------ (Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing)
Space Cluse -------------------------------------------(Ascii) 1994
DEEP SPACE ----------------------------------------(Creo) 1995
Fascinating Our Solar System ---------------------(NHK & PIONEER) 1995 HiVision Laser Disk
15billion light-years Galactic journey------------ (NHK & PIONEER) 1995 HiVision
Laser Disk
20th century of Stars -------------------------------- (NHK & PIONEER) 1995 HiVision Laser Disk
Constellation Mythology Club --------------------(Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing)
1996
Constellatio Club------------------------------------ (Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing) 1996
Night Sky Guid Book------------------------------- (Natsume Publishing) 1996
Astronomical Photograph Club --------------------(Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing)
1996
HST Hubble Space Telescope`s Deep Space----(Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing) 1997
HST Hubble Space Telescope`s Deep Space 2 -(Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing) 1999
The SUBARU Telescope----------------------------(Jinrui Bunka Publishing) 1999
The Solar System -------------------------------------(Synforest) 1999 CDROM
Hubble Space Telescope ----------------------------(Synforest) 1999 CDROM
Galaxies-------------------------------------------------(Synforest) 2000 CDROM
Night Sky Hand Book--------------------------------(Natsume Publishing) 2000
A Microscope Guide----------------------------------(Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing) 2000
Space Craft---------------------------------------------(Synforest) 2002 CDROM
Dictionary of Space-----------------------------------(Natsume Publishing) 2004
An illustrated book of Astronomy------------------(Shogakukan) 2004
Constellation Mythology Guide Book-------------(Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing) 2005
Constellation Guide Book----------------------------(Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing) 2005
Constellation and Mythology------------------------(Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing) 2006
Dictionary of Constellation--------------------------(Natsume Publishing) 2007
The Space-----------------------------------------------(Seibido Publishing) 2007
GALAXY-----------------------------------------------(Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing) 2008
Night Sky Watching----------------------------------(Shinsei Publishing) 2008
MAIN AGENT
Atlas Photo Bank ----www.atlasphoto.com
---atlas@atlasphoto.com
LOCAL AGENT
ASTROFOTO(Europa)
CIEL ESPACE(France)
HONG KONG PHOTO LIFE(Hong Cong)
FINE PHOTO AGENCY(Korea)
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