The World at Night Newsletter
11 January 2009
- Starry nights Vs increasing lights: TWAN has launched a new special gallery for public awareness of Dark Skies Importance.
- 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.
- Variety of interesting products with The World at Night logo and slogans are available now on TWAN Shop for the world wide TWAN enthusiasts and collaborators. Specially designed New Year greeting cards are available for the celebration of International Year of Astronomy 2009.
- There are new stunning photos on TWAN website, featuring starry nights of the planet's landmarks from Australia, Asia and Middle East, to Europe and Americas:
Americas
USA
Moon Adventure (Kansas) by Doug Zubenel
Sentinel (Arizona) by Doug Zubenel
Desert Snow (California) by Wally Pacholka
Iridium Flare (Massachusetts) by Dennis di Cicco
Eyes to the Cosmos (Hawaii) by Serge Brunier
Canada
Winter Night at Banff Springs Hotel by Yuichi Takasaka
Meteor Watch at -28 C by Yuichi Takasaka
Chile
Celestial Pair and Zodiacal Light by Stephane Guisard
Clouds in Atamaca by Serge Brunier
Bolivia
The Umbra by Juan Carlos Casado
Europe
Hungary
Windmill and Triple Conjunction by Tamas Ladanyi
Sweden
White Covered by P-M Heden
Castle Moonlight by P-M Heden
Christmas Night Dream by P-M Heden
France
Stars from Autumn to Spring by Laurent Laveder
Spain
Leonids and Leica by Juan Carlos Casado
Austria
Alpine Conjunction by Tamas Ladanyi
Asia and Middle East
Japan
Stars and Swans by Shingo Takei
Korea
Island Night by Kwon O Chul
Window to the Heaven by Kwon O Chul
Iran
Morning Lights on Damavand by Oshin Zakarian
Comet and Meteor by Babak Tafreshi
Martian Sky (Flash time-lapse video) by Babak Tafreshi
The Ghost by Babak Tafreshi
Night of Dogs by Oshin Zakarian
Gemenid Streak by Oshin Zakarian
Belt of Orion and Historic Tower by Babak Tafreshi
Gone with the Light by Babak Tafreshi
Australia
Astrophotography on Crater Rim by John Goldsmith
Gravity Discovery Center by John Goldsmith
Five Planets Align by John Goldsmith
Leonid Storm in Western Australia by John Goldsmith
Africa
Stars and Lights by David Malin
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. There are new featured photos on the Guest Gallery:
- Poseidon and Passing Stars (Greece) by Chris Kotsiopoulos
- Myanmar at Night (Myanmar) by Boothee
- Triple Conjunction Over Syria (Syria) by Mahmoud Alamir
- The Curves (Iran) by Amir H. Abolfath
- Venus Meets Pleiades (France) by Patrick Lecureuil
- Pic du Midi Under Moonlight (France) by Patrick Lecureuil
- Eclipse and National Observatory of Athens (Greece) by Elias Chasiotis
- Castle Comet (Italy) by Daniele Cipollina
- The Pair Above Germany (Germany) by Jens Hackmann
- Natural Beauty Vs Light Pollution (Alaska-USA) by Leopoldo Andriao Junior
- Himalaya Skygazing (India) by Ajay Talwar
- Rio Red Moon (Brazil) by Jose Carlos Diniz
- Comet McNaught Over Argentina (Argentina) by Eduardo Alejandro Pulver
- TWAN is featuring five special galleries of selected photos:
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.
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