- The World at Night Travels Across the United States : From August to November 2009, families and children in 24 United States communities experience The World at Night (TWAN) images.
- Photo Report: The World at Night in Thailand : The World at Night arrived in Thailand with a major exhibition in the National Science Museum.
- 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
There are new stunning photos and time-lapse videos on TWAN website, featuring starry nights of the planet's landmarks from around the world.
Americas
USA
Reach for the Sky (Sequoia National Park) by Wally Pacholka
Sequoia Starry Morning (Sequoia National Park) by Wally Pacholka
Canada
Meteor above Canadian Rockies (Banff National Park) by Yuichi Takasaka
Hale-Bopp and Dancing Aurora by Akira Fujii/David Malin Images
Sky Motion above Waterton Lakes (Time-lapse video) (Waterton Lakes National Park) by Yuichi Takasaka
Meteor Strikes the Sky (Time-lapse video) (Banff National Park) by Yuichi Takasaka
Chile
Bizarre Sunsets (Atacama Desert) by Stephane Guisard
Europe
Greece
Full Moon above St George (Athens) by Anthony Ayiomamitis
Hungary
Lake View (Tolna) by Tamas Ladanyi
Sweden
Flying Moon and Shooting Star (Stockholm County) by P-M Heden
Summer Vacation (Stockholm County) by P-M Heden
England
Stonehenge Moonset (Stonehenge) by Fred Espenak
France
Milky Way and Mirror Lake (Auvergne) by Bernd Proschold
Asia and Middle East
Korea
Korean Meteors (Geoje) by Kwon O Chul
Leonid Meteors (Mount Sobaeksan) by Kwon O Chul
Thailand
Lights from the Heavens (Ayutthaya) by Oshin Zakarian
Iran
Meteor above Martian Landscape (Alborz Mountains) by Babak A. Tafreshi
Meteor by Moonlight (Alborz Mountains) by Babak A. Tafreshi
Red Rock Moonset (Alborz Mountains) by Oshin D. Zakarian
Skygazers (Mount Damavand) by Oshin Zakarian
Turkey
Assos All-Sky View (Assos) by Tunc Tezel
Conjunction above Hot Springs (Pamukkale) by Tunc Tezel
Mercury, Saturn, and Light House (Knidos) by Tunc Tezel
Africa
Algeria
Night of Desert People (Tassilli National Park) by Babak Tafreshi
Magnificent Sahara Milky Way (Tassilli National Park) by Babak Tafreshi
Egypt
Egypt Desert Night by P.K. Chen
Australia
Fireworks by David Miller/David Malin Images
Partial Eclipse at Moonrise by David Miller/David Malin Images
Aurora in Australia by David Miller/David Malin Images
McNaught Visits Australia by Akira Fujii/David Malin Images
The Southern Pole (Western Australia) by David Miller/David Malin Images
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:
- El Capitan in Moonlight (USA) by Paul Gardner
- Scenic Pre-dawn Moon and Venus (Iran) by Amir H. Abolfath
- Nighttime Spring Flowers in Iran (Iran) by Amir H. Abolfath
- Owens Valley Radio Night Sky (USA) by Tony Rowell
- Bouldering under the Milky Way (USA) by Tony Rowell
- Zodiac Light and Messier Marathon (Iran) by Arman Golestaneh
- Pointing at the Milky Way (Macedonia) by Martin Stojanovski
- Starry Night in Central Portugal (Portugal) by Goncalo Lemos
- Moon and Planets above New Delhi (India) by Ajay Talwar
- Crescent moon over Naghsh-e Jahan_Square (Iran) by Mohamad Soltanolkotabi
- Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon over Starometska (Czech) by Robert Slobins
- Holiday Moon and Venus in Prague (Czech) by Robert Slobins
Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), a NASA’s world-known website, has featured new TWAN photos:
- The Milky Way Over the Badlands by Wally Pacholka
- Meteor by Moonlight by Babak A. Tafreshi
- Moonbow and Rainbows Over Patagonia by Stephane Guisard
- 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.
