The World at Night Newsletter

14 July 2009

News and Report

- The World at Night in collaboration with Dark Skies Awareness project, organize the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Earth and Sky Photo Contest on the importance of dark skies. It is open to anyone of any age, anywhere in the world. More

TWAN in Western Australia - The World at Night exhibition made its first exposure in Australia, in the city of Perth.

TWAN in the Second Life - From the beginning of 2009, the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009), TWAN opened its exhibition in the Second Life.

TWAN Exhibition Tours in Friuli - TWAN images travel in the north east Italy in several towns of Friuli region.

Latest Photos and Videos

There are new stunning photos and time-lapse videos on TWAN website, featuring starry nights of the planet's landmarks from all over the world.

Americas

USA

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Devils Tower) by Wally Pacholka

South Dakota Starry Night (Badlands National park) by Wally Pacholka

Badlands Milky Way (Badlands National park) by Wally Pacholka

Presidential Sky (Mount Rushmore) by Wally Pacholka

Mount Rushmore (Mount Rushmore) by Wally Pacholka

Long Tail Comet (Maryland) by Fred Espenak

Comet, Milky Way, and Zodiacal Light (Kansas) by Doug Zubenel

Detecting Gamma Rays (Whipple Observatory) by P.K. Chen

Shed With a View (Kansas) by Doug Zubenel

The Shadow of the Earth (Hawaii) by Doug Zubenel

Canada

Dancing Aurora (Northwest Territories) video by Yuichi Takasaka

Bolivia

Night at Lake Titicaca (Lake Titicaca) by Fred Espenak

Bolivia Startrails (Lake Titicaca) by Fred Espenak

Europe

France

Moon for Dinner (Brittany) Laurent Laveder

Saint Michel (Normandy) Laurent Laveder

Star Wars (Brittany) Laurent Laveder

Stars or Lights (Brittany) Laurent Laveder

Greece

Thin Crescent and St George (Athens) by Anthony Ayiomamitis

Hungary

Moon and Planets in Hungary (Veszprem) by Tamas Ladanyi

Castle, Startrails, and Iridium Flare (Veszprem) by Tamas Ladanyi

Meteors and Iridium Flash (Veszprem) by Tamas Ladanyi

Sweden

Painting on the Sky (Vallentuna) by P-M Heden

Sun Pillar (Vallentuna) by P-M Heden

Perseus in Gotland (Gotland) by P-M Heden

Spain

Acrobats and Stars (Figueres) by Juan Carlos Casado

Switzerland

Matternhorn in Moonlight (Mount Matterhorn) by Bernd Proschold

Africa

Algeria

Sahara Wondrland (Tassili National park) by Babak A. Tafreshi

Algiers Moonrise (Algiers) video by Babak A. Tafreshi

Scorpion Rise (Tassili National park) by Babak A. Tafreshi

Asia and Middle East

Iran

Perseid Meteor Shower (Mount Damavand) by video Babak A. Tafreshi

Milky Way and Zagros Flowers (Zagros Mountains) by Oshin D. Zakarian

Conjunction and Fall Colors (Tehran) by Babak A. Tafreshi

Clouds and Stars above the Volcano (Mount Damavand) video by Babak A. Tafreshi

Cars and Stars (Alborz Mountains) by video Babak A. Tafreshi

Night Sky Observer (Alamut Valley) by Oshin D. Zakarian

Seasons (Alamut Valley) by Oshin D. Zakarian

Turkey

Aristotle Nightscape (Asos) by Tunc Tezel

Snow and Stars (Kas) by Tunc Tezel

Venus, Mars, and the Seven Sisters (Denizli) by Tunc Tezel

Armenia

Armenia Night Pass (Geghard) by video Babak A. Tafreshi

Night at the Temple (Garni Temple) video by Babak A. Tafreshi

Australia and Pacific

Australia

Moon and Venus (Western Australia) by David Miller/David Malin Images

Planets in Kangaroo Island (Kangaroo Island) by David Miller/David Malin Images

Miraged Sunset and Green Flash (Western Australia) by David Miller/David Malin Images

Polar Regions

Silver Moon (USA-Alaska) by LeRoy Zimmerman

Fairbanks Light Symphony (USA-Alaska) by LeRoy Zimmerman

Road Show (USA-Alaska) by LeRoy Zimmerman

Seek the Light (USA-Alaska) by LeRoy Zimmerman

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. There are new featured photos on the Guest Gallery:

- Frozen Bavarian Lake Panorama (Germany) by Johannes Gligoris

- Benzingspitz Peak Panorama (Germany) by Johannes Gligoris

- Lake Spitzingsee Winter Panorama (Germany) by Johannes Gligoris

- Spring Arrives (Iran) by Mahdi Hosseini

- Lights of Tehran and Moonset Trail (Iran) by Amin Jamshidi

- Approaching Dawn Panorama (Canada) by Darren Foltinek

- Medieval Lunar Eclipse (Italy) by Daniele Cipollina

- Star Trails over Khoor Salt Lake (Iran) by Ehsan Sanaei Ardakani

- Moonrise above Ketchikan (Alaska, USA) by Chip Porter

- Mount Grappa Star Trails (Italy) by Daniele Mineri

- Starry Night at Petra, Jordon (Jordon) by Manuel Jimenez

- Milky Way from San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) by Saevar Helgi Bragason