![]() His keen interest in astronomy began as a student hobby when he was 17 years old. Rükl was born in Čáslav, Czechoslovakia, on September 22, 1932. The 2007 edition of Antonín Rükl's Atlas of the Moon is highly prized by lunar observers.īesides his much-admired lunar atlas, an incomplete list of Rükl's other books includes Skeleton Map of the Moon, 1:6000000 (1965), Maps of Lunar Hemispheres, 1:10000000 (1972), Moon, Mars and Venus (1976), The Amateur Astronomer (1985), Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Stars and Planets (1988), Hamlyn Atlas of the Moon (1991), The Constellation Guide Book (1996), and A Guide to the Stars, Constellations and Planets (English edition, 1998). His astronomical maps, atlases and picture publications were published not only in the Czech Republic but were also translated into many languages and published abroad. Among the books he authored, his legendary Atlas of the Moon, originally published in 1991 and most recently revised in 2007, remains one of the most sought-after books of its kind. Rükl's loss is being deeply felt by anyone who loves looking at the Moon. Known worldwide for his lunar cartography, Antonín Rükl received Cena Františka Nušla in 2012 - the Czech Republic's highest award for astronomical achievement.Īntonín Rükl, noted lunar cartographer, selenographer, prolific author, and retired director of the Prague Planetarium, passed away on July 12th at his home in Prague, Czech Republic. A world-renowned lunar cartographer, whose beautiful atlases have become prized possessions, has died at age 83.
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