The World at Night Newsletter - 2009 March 31

31 March 2009

- There are new items on TWAN shop: Large framed print of selected TWAN artwork photographs in normal and panoramic format, general purpose greeting cards and mouse pad illustrated with a TWAN photo.

- TWAN website visitors can more easily find images related to their subject of interest, using the new search engine.

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

Americas

USA

Southern Cross and Volcanic Lava (Hawaii) by Wally Pacholka

Garden of Stars and Snow (Alaska) by Shingo Takei

Night Sky Transforming (Alaska) by Shingo Takei

Starlight Lake Reflections-II (Colorado, time-lapse video) by Thad V'Soske

Cornfield Harvest Moonrise (Colorado, time-lapse video) by Thad V'Soske

Winter Deep Field (Massachusetts) by Dennis di Cicco & Sean Walker

Canada

Castle Mountain Startrail by Yuichi Takasaka

Europe

Hungary

Space Shuttle and ISS by Tamas Ladanyi

Zselic Celestial Pair by Tamas Ladanyi

Austria

The Rise of Orion by Tamas Ladanyi

Sweden

Night-shining Clouds by P-M Heden

Cottage Night by P-M Heden

France

Starry Night of Gers by Laurent Laveder

Above the Lights of London by Laurent Laveder

Asia and Middle East

Korea

The Milky Way: Winter vs. Summer by Kwon O Chul

Orion and the Gate of Fortress by Kwon O Chul

Golden Tree by Kwon O Chul

The Shrine Tree by Kwon O Chul

Japan

Falling Star by Shingo Takei

Iran

Good Morning Moon by Oshin Zakarian

The Spirit of TWAN Photography by Babak Tafreshi

Art of the Past by Oshin Zakarian

Stars of a Chanting Tree by Oshin Zakarian

Galactic Rise by Babak Tafreshi

Comet and Gegenschein by Babak Tafreshi

Turkey

Venus and Aegean Sea by Tunc Tezel

Venus and Zodiacal Light by Tunc Tezel

Guest Gallery is 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.

- TWAN is featuring six special galleries:

Latest Images

Dark Skies Importance

TWAN is a global program of Astronomers Without Borders (www.astrowb.org) and a Special Project of International Year of Astronomy 2009, an initiative by IAU and UNESCO. The World at Night is to produce and present a collection of stunning photographs of the world's most beautiful and historic sites against the nighttime backdrop of stars, planets and celestial events. The eternally peaceful sky looks the same above all symbols of different nations and regions, attesting to the truly unified nature of Earth as a planet rather than an amalgam of human-designated territories.

Building bridges through the sky

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