TWAN Newsletter

15 March 2010

News and Report

- TWAN Confirms Plans for 2010. The World at Night has announced its plans for 2010, from new members to new exhibitions and new publications.

- TWAN welcomes Amir H. Abolfath as a new member.

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 our world.

Americas

USA
- VLBA Stars by Wally Pacholka
- Canyonlands Starry Sky by Wally Pacholka
- Morning Light of Haleakala by Wally Pacholka
- New England Moonlight by Dennis di Cicco
- Wolf Moon by LeRoy Zimmerman

Canada
- Moonlight on Yukon by Yuichi Takasaka
- Yukon Aurora with Star Trails by Yuichi Takasaka
- Moon and Aurora by Kwon O Chul

Europe

France
- All-Sky in Virtual Reality (VR) by Laurent Laveder
- Under Brittany Sky (VR) by Laurent Laveder
- Celestial Triple by Laurent Laveder
- Full Moon Sky by Laurent Laveder

Sweden
- Mars and Beehive by P-M Heden
- The Hunter Walks (time-lapse video) by P-M Heden

Norway
- Colors of Lofoten by Babak A. Tafreshi
- Aurora Night in Norway (time-lapse video) by Bernd Proschold
- Aurora Lake by Bernd Proschold
- Norway Night by Bernd Proschold

Hungary
- Tangent Arcs above Lake Balaton by Tamas Ladanyi
- Shuttle and Station by Tamas Ladanyi

Austria
- anzelhohe Observatory under Moonlight by Tamas Ladanyi
- Observatory Fish-Eye View by Tamas Ladanyi

Asia and Middle East

Iran
- New Moon in the Evening Sky by Babak A. Tafreshi
- Moon, Galaxy, and Space Station by Oshin D. Zakarian
- The Vitality of Spring by Oshin D. Zakarian
- Venus and Mercury by Amir H. Abolfath
- Sky Photographer by Amir H. Abolfath
- Young Moon (time-lapse video) by Babak A. Tafreshi
- Metropolis Lights by Amir H. Abolfath
- Eclipse Trail by Amir H. Abolfath
- Celebrating Nowruz Under Stars by Amir H. Abolfath
- Rush Hour by Amir H. Abolfath
- Running Messier by Amir H. Abolfath
- Iran Desert Milky Way by Amir H. Abolfath

Turkey
- Evening View from Southern Turkey by Tunc Tezel
- Milky Way from Toros Mountains by Tunc Tezel

Nepal
- Night over Himalayan Villages by Oshin D. Zakarian
- Himalayan Trails by Oshin D. Zakarian
- Heritage Moon by Babak A. Tafreshi

Armenia
- Observing from Armenia by Amir H. Abolfath
- Byurakan Observatory by Amir H. Abolfath

Korea
- Sky Motion above Korean Observatory (time-lapse video) by Kwon O Chul
- Moonlight on Observatory by Kwon O Chul

Pacific Ocean (international waters)

- Enjoying Ocean Sky by Babak A. Tafreshi

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:

- Orion and Canis Major (Iran) by Mostafa Kazemi Pour
- Moonlight over Tsemo Gompa (India) by Milan Kment
- Castlerigg Stone Circle (England) by Stuart Holmes
- Milky Way over Southeast Alaska (USA) by Chip Porter
- 13-hour Observatory Star Trail (France) by Alexandre Santerne
- Pleiades Rising Over Fisher Towers (USA) by David Inskeep
- Enjoying the Deep Sky (Iran) by Babak Parhizkari
- Northern Lights over Yellowknife (Canada) by Alexis Brandeker
- English Channel Star Trails (United Kingdom) by Jonathan Mitchell
- Moon over the river Po (Italy) by Stefano De Rosa
- Smokey Alaskan Moon (USA) by Chip Porter
- Camping Under the Stars (Iran) by Arman Golestaneh

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

- Yukon Aurora with Star Trails by Yuichi Takasaka
- Deep Auriga by Tunç Tezel
- Geostationary Highway by Babak Tafreshi

TWAN is featuring six special galleries:

Latest Images
Dark Skies Importance
Cosmic Motions
World Heritage Sites
TWAN APODs
TWAN Podcast

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
The World at Night
www.twanight.org

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