The World at Night Newsletter - 5 March 2009

5 March 2009

- The World at Night introduces Beautiful Universe 2009 as the official promoting product of TWAN-IYA2009 world-wide events. Published by Sky&Telescope, the special issue features TWAN and a collation of some of the most rewarding images from The World at Night archive. TWAN global exhibition and event organizers receive this product with special half-price discount from Sky&Telescope to distribute during the events. Please contact us for further information.

- The first TWAN exhibition in East Asia started in Seoul, Korea on March 1, 2009. The exhibition of 42 The World at Night artwork photographs is displayed in CheongGye Gallery and will continue until March 22, 2009. Read more.

- In January, during the opening events of International Year of Astronomy 2009, TWAN events joined the celebration in Paris and Germany. A virtual reality all-around image from TWAN exhibition in UNESCO-Paris is viewable here. The complete report of the events will appear on TWAN website soon.

- The new Events page explains how and where TWAN exhibition and educational events will take place. TWAN calls for the best world-wide venues to host the events during International Year of Astronomy 2009 and beyond. There are plans for hold TWAN events in about 30 countries. The progressing Event Calendar lists some of them.

- There are new stunning photos and time-lapse videos on TWAN website, featuring starry nights of the planet's landmarks from Australia, Asia and Middle East, to Europe and Americas:

Americas

USA

Southern Stars and Erupting Volcano (Hawaii) by Wally Pacholka

The Sound of Cosmos (Hawaii) by Wally Pacholka

Mauna Kea Milky Way Panorama (Hawaii) by Wally Pacholka

New Year at -40° (Alaska) by LeRoy Zimemrman

Crescent Moon over Sentinel Spire (Colorado, time-lapse video) by Thad V'Soske

Summer Nightfall on Grand Mesa (Colorado, time-lapse video) by Thad V'Soske

Canada

Alberta Trails by Yuichi Takasaka

Chile

Cactus Milky Way by Stephane Guisard

Telescopes in Action by Serge Brunier

Europe

Hungary

Big Dipper and Historic Ruins by Tamas Ladanyi

Wolf Moon by Tamas Ladanyi

Switzerland

Matterhorn Winter Night (time-lapse video) by Bernd Proschold

Italy

Friuli Night by Babak Tafreshi

Germany

The Blue Sky and Orange Castle by Babak Tafreshi

Sweden

Christmas Trees by P-M Heden

France

Circle 'round the Moon by Laurent Laveder

Moonbow by Laurent Laveder

Moon Meets Jupiter and Mercury by Gernot Meiser

Spain

Navarre Eclipse by Juan Carlos Casado

Asia and Middle East

Japan

Garden of Light by Shingo Takei

Moon and Swamp Weasels by Shingo Takei

Turkey

Orion to Canopus by Tunc Tezel

Four Seasons of Lake Venus by Tunc Tezel

Iran

Conjunction of Art by Oshin Zakarian

Eclipse in Morning Light by Babak Tafreshi

Moon and Venus above Isfahan by Oshin Zakarian

Black and White by Oshin Zakarian

Winter Dream by Babak Tafreshi

Australia

Meteor and Pinnacles by John Goldsmith

Heart of Solitary by Shingo Takei

Ocean Eclipse by Shingo Takei

Guest Gallery is a a well-received section on TWAN website to feature selected outstanding Earth and sky photos by non-TWAN creative photographers from around the globe. If you have such remarkable photos to share with TWAN Guest Gallery, please contact us.

- Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), a NASA's world-known website, has featured six new TWAN photos:

Mauna Kea Milky Way Panorama by Wally Pacholka

Circle 'round the Moon by Laurent Laveder

The Milky Way over Mauna Kea by Wally Pacholka

Annular Eclipse: The Ring of Fire by Dennis Mammana

Comet and Meteor by Babak Tafreshi

- TWAN is featuring six special galleries:

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