September 20, 2011

News and Report

  • The World at Night in a Full Digital Exhibition: The Ars Electronica Center is a modern museum in Linz, Austria, where the first major TWAN digital exhibit runs from October 2011 to February 2012.
  • New Exhibits Open in Sweden, Hungary and United States: September 2011 has been a busy month for TWAN events. TWAN exhibit joins the annual PATS telescope fair and conference in the southern California. Several presentations are held in Germany. A new exhibit opens in Veszprem of Hungary. And TWAN traveling exhibit in Sweden arrives at the city of Lund.
  • Autumn Nights is a new seasonal gallery on TWAN featuring the night sky as photographed above colorful landscape of autumn around the world.

Latest Photos and Videos

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

Africa

Egypt

- Eridanus above Sinai by Stefan Seip

- Cleopatra by Stefan Seip

- A Starry Night of Sinai by Stefan Seip

- Milky Way Partners by Stefan Seip

Americas

Canada

- Bright Nights of Yukon (time-lapse video) by Yuichi Takasaka

- Stars and Aurora above Sugar Lake by Yuichi Takasaka

- British Columbia Shooting Star by Yuichi Takasaka

- September Aurora by Yuichi Takasaka

- Waterton Lakes at Night by Wally Pacholka

- Aurora Surprise by Yuichi Takasaka

- Dancing Lights of Yellowknife (time-lapse video) by Kwon O Chul

- A Night of Aurora Substorm (time-lapse video) by Kwon O Chul

USA

- Hiking Na Pali Coast Trail at Night (Hawaii) by Wally Pacholka

- Bali Hai Milky Way (Hawaii) by Wally Pacholka

- Night at the Grand Canyon of the Pacific (Hawaii) by Wally Pacholka

Asia

Korea

- Seoul Eclipse (time-lapse video) by Kwon O Chul

- Skyline and Eclipse Sequence by Kwon O Chul

- Tides in Action (time-lapse video) by Kwon O Chul

Nepal

- A Starry Fall Night of Nepal by Babak A. Tafreshi

Australia and Pacific

Australia

- Perth Eclipse by John Goldsmith

- Eclipse and Clouds (time-lapse video) by John Goldsmith

Europe

Austria

- Lunar Eclipse above Alps by Bernd Proschold

- Rising Red Moon (time-lapse video) by Bernd Proschold

- Aligned Planets by Stefan Seip

- Startrails above Innsbruck by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Open to the Sky by Babak A. Tafreshi

France

- Zodiacal Light above France by Laurent Laveder

- The Changing Sun by Laurent Laveder

- Sickle Moon by Laurent Laveder

- Tribute to the Moon (time-lapse video) by Laurent Laveder

Germany

- Bavarian View of Sirius by Bernd Proschold

- Above Alpine Fog (time-lapse video) by Bernd Proschold

- Cathedral Sunset by Bernd Proschold

- The Setting Sun above Cologne (time-lapse video) by Bernd Proschold

- Full Moon above Stuttgart by Stefan Seip

- Crescent Moon above Saar by Gernot Meiser

- Aurora above Germany by Stefan Seip

- Double Halos above Black Forest by Stefan Seip

- Learning the Sky by Stefan Seip

- Sleeping Beauty by Babak A. Tafreshi

Hungary

- Castle and Meteor by Moonlight by Tamas Ladanyi

- From the Earth to the Sky by Tamas Ladanyi

- Our Cozy Corner of the Universe by Tamas Ladanyi

- Starry Boats by Tamas Ladanyi

- Moonlit Lake by Tamas Ladanyi

- Starry Sky above Balaton Uplands by Tamas Ladanyi

- Summer Night in the Forest by Tamas Ladanyi

Italy

- Eclipsed Moonrise above Padua by Stefan Seip

- Red Moon of June 2011 by Stefan Seip

- Grazing Meteor above the Dolomites by Bernd Proschold

- Dolomites Summer Night (time-lapse video) by Bernd Proschold

Spain

- A Triangular Shadow of a Large Volcano by Juan Carlos Casado

- Eclipse above Tenerife by Juan Carlos Casado

- Sky above La Palma in Virtual Reality (VR/video) by Tunc Tezel

- A Tale of Two Hemispheres by Tunc Tezel

- The Summer Triangle Over Catalonia by Juan Carlos Casado

- Astronomer by Nik Szymanek

- The Earth Shadow over Calar Alto by Stefan Seip

- Teide Observatory by Stefan Seip

- Our Home Galaxy by Nik Szymanek

- Cosmic Explorer by Nik Szymanek

- Young Moon above La Palma by Nik Szymanek

- Rotating Sky above Teide Observatory by Stefan Seip

- Fish Eye View from Tenerife by Stefan Seip

- At the Edge of Caldera by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Stars above La Palma (time-lapse video) by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Two Hemispheres in Virtual Reality (VR/video) by Tunc Tezel

- Eyes on the Skies by Babak A. Tafreshi

Sweden

- Eclipse and Singing Birds (time-lapse video) by P-M Heden

- The Noctilucent Clouds by P-M Heden

- A Summer Night of Sweden by P-M Heden

- Summer Nights of Scandinavia (time-lapse video) by P-M Heden

- Circling Plane and Dancing Aurora by P-M Heden

- NLC and Lunar Corona by P-M Heden

Middle East

Iran

- Eclipse in Motion (time-lapse video) by Babak A. Tafreshi

- The Joy of TWAN Photography by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Red Moon and the Galaxy by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Eclipse Trail above Iran by Babak A. Tafreshi

- The International Space Station by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Exploring the Galaxy by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Astrophotographer by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Touched by the Sky by Oshin D. Zakarian

- The Joy of Skygazing by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Golden Tree Star Trails by Babak A. Tafreshi

- A Spaceman Came Travelling by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Sky Party by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Silk Road Night by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Marathon Man by Babak A. Tafreshi

- The Sky is My Challenge by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Proposal Under the Stars by Oshin D. Zakarian

- The Green Flash Over the Setting Sun by Amir H. Abolfath

- Village Night by Oshin D. Zakarian

Turkey

- Moon and Venus at Dawn by Tunc Tezel

- Izmir in Morning Twilight by Tunc Tezel

- Night at the Ancient City of Sagalassos by Tunc Tezel

UAE

- Dubai at Night by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Sky Above the Khalifa Tower by Babak A. Tafreshi

Polar Regions

Greenland

- Aurora Over Greenland by Juan Carlos Casado

The Guest Gallery is a well-received section on the TWAN website, featuring selected outstanding Earth and sky photos by non-TWAN creative photographers from around the globe. If you have such remarkable photos to share with the TWAN Guest Gallery then please contact us. There are new featured photos in the Guest Gallery:

- Rise of a Giant (Bad Soden, Germany) by Stephan Heinsius

- When the Compass Shows Byzantium (Laconia, Greece) by Stavros Hios

- Geminid Meteor and Pre-dawn Stars (Trona Pinnacles, California, USA) by Jeff Sullivan

- Arcs of the Winter Stars (Bekas, Veszprem County, Hungary) by Gyurom Janos

- Cherry Bloom (Scharten, Austria) by Herbert Raab

- Arrabida Vernal Equinox (Portinho da Arrabida, Portugal) by Miguel Claro

- Gateway and the Dippers (Munkyeong, Korea) by Kang Jisoo

- Absam Star Trails (Absam, Austria) by Christoph Malin

- Island Star Traces (Naz Islands, Qeshm, Iran) by Mahdi Zamani

- Stars Above the Monastery of St. George (Vourgareli Arta, Greece) by Stavros Hios

- Observer in the Alps (Rossfeld, Austria/Germany) by Bernhard Gotthardt

- Trails over the Two Towers (Arpas, Transdanubia, Hungary) by Gyurom Janos

- Winter Constellations Panorama (Zool, Ghayen, Iran) by Amirreza Kamkar

- Skating in Twilight (Lake Garnsviken, Osteraker/Vallentuna, Sweden) by Paul Schlyter

- Jupiter and Crescent Moon (Fonte-de-Telha, Portugal) by Miguel Claro

- Night Riding in Austria (Innsbruck, Austria) by Christoph Malin

- Sea Cave Silhouette (Buan, Korea) by Kang Jisoo

- The Hunter is Rising (Bad Hindelang, Germany) by Robert Blasius

- Moon and Venus over the Calahorra (Cordoba, Spain) by Paco Bellido

- Night at Long Bay Regional Park (Auckland, New Zealand) by Ling Zheng

- Orion Beyond Stars Valley (Qeshm Island, Iran) by Ehsan Negin

- Colors of Honor (Maryhill, Washington, USA) by Larry Andreasen

- Milky Way Base Camp (Maranjab, Iran) by Amirreza Kamkar

- Zsambek Full Moonrise (Nyakas Hill, Zsambek, Hungary) by Tamas Abraham

- Specula Cremifanensis Trails (Kremsmunster, Austria) by Herbert Raab

- Sierra Nevada Milky Way (Twenty Lakes Basin, California, USA) by Jeff Sullivan

- A Spring Night Trails (Abad Village, Mashhad, Iran) by Omid Sameie

- Venus, Mercury, and Crescent Moon (Killygordon, Co. Donegal, Ireland) by Brendan Alexander

- Jupiter and Mercury in the Twilight (Tempe, Arizona, USA) by Jin Lu

- Moon Setting Behind the Mindelburg (Mindelheim, Germany) by Robert Blasius

- Orion over Snowy Ireland (Killygorodn, Co. Donegal, Ireland) by Brendan Alexander

- Castle in the Moon (Espejo (Cordoba), Spain) by Paco Bellido

- Quiet Auckland Night (Wenderholm Regional Park, Auckland, New Zealand) by Ling Zheng

- Rise of the Super Moon (Bungay, Suffolk, England) by Jerry Tye

- Milky Way Bridge (ESO Paranal Observatory, Chile) by Yuri Beletsky

- Kepler at Full Moon (Linz, Austria) by Herbert Raab

- Obelisk and Conjunction (Auckland, New Zealand) by Ling Zheng

- Great Smoky Mountains Observation Tower (Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina, USA) by Fred Wasmer

- Sky Man (Seghale, Iran) by Mahan Khazraei

- Moon and Venus over the Mosque (Cordoba, Spain) by Paco Bellido

- Trusk Lough under Moon and Stars (Trusk lough, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal, Ireland) by Brendan Alexander

- 10th Iranian Messier Marathon (Seghaleh, Kerman, Iran) by Ehsan Negin

- Great Smoky Moon and Venus (Great Smoky Mountains N.P., North Carolina, USA) by Fred Wasmer

- Lunar Eclipse at Paranal (ESO Paranal Observatory, Chile) by Yuri Beletsky

- Conjunction over Centre for Astronomy (Piwnice (near Torun), Poland) by Piotr Potepa

- Conjunction in Zodiacal Light (Long Bay, New Zealand) by Ling Zheng

- Meteora - Suspended in the Air II (Meteora, Kalampaka, Greece) by Alexandros Maragos

- She and the Sky (Hares Abad, Isfahan Province, Iran) by Mehdi Momenzadeh

- Moonset in the Dusk (Stephansried, Bavaria, Germany) by Robert Blasius

- Conjunction Panorama from Argentina (Buenos Aires, Argentina) by Luis Argerich

- Under the Spell of Polaris (Madeira Island, Portugal) by Nuno Serrao

- 2011 Messier Marathon in Iran (Seqaleh, Iran) by Amirreza Kamkar

- Towering Super Moon over Chelmno (Old town in Chelmno, Poland) by Piotr Potepa

- Lunar Corona Above Sky Tower (Auckland, New Zealand) by Ling Zheng

- Total Eclipse over Safdarjung's Tomb (New Delhi, India) by Atish Aman, Priyam Malhotra

- Moon and Venus over Sweden (Boras, Sweden) by Jan Andersson

- Milky Way Over the Marathon (Seghale, South Khorasan, Iran) by Mahdi Zamani

- Meteora - Suspended in the Air (Meteora, Kalampaka, Greece) by Alexandros Maragos

- Light Pollution (Isfahan, Iran) by Nazanin Alibeik

- Oldest Bridge in Europe (Xirokambi Laconia, Greece) by Stavros Hios

- Fluctuations (Salt River, Alberta, Canada) by Thomas Koidhis

- The Surrounded Milky Way (Porteau, British Columbia, Canada) by Masoud Rafiei

- TLE over Safdarjung (New Delhi, India) by Atish Aman, Priyam Malhotra

- Compass Rose (Montes de Toledo, Toledo, Spain) by Dani Caxete

- Redang Island Star Trail (Redang Island, Malaysia) by Mohammad Shirani

- Southern sky in Taiwan (Lulin Observatory, Taiwan) by Yuan-Shu Chang

- The Twilight (Lasib, Isfahan Province, Iran) by Mehdi Momenzadeh

- Silent Effigy (Arches National Park, Utah, USA) by Brad Goldpaint

- Lined Up Trails (Manukau, New Zealand) by Ling Zheng

- Milky Way over the Himalayas (Bhandak Thatch, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India) by Keerthi Kiran and Ashwyn Warrier

- Triplet at Dawn (Buenos Aires, Argentina) by Luis Argerich

- In a Galaxy Far Away (Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA) by Mark C. Miller

- Star Trails over Lone Mountain (Big Sky, Montana, USA) by Kevin Porto

- Milk and Dish (Fort Davis, Texas, USA) by John A Davis

- Totality Ahead (Angkor Wat, Cambodia) by Alexander Ertler and Thomas Weiland

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

Aurora Over Greenland by Juan Carlos Casado

Castle and Meteor by Moonlight by Tamas ladanyi

The Summer Triangle Over Catalonia by Juan Carlos Casado

A Tale of Two Hemispheres by Stephane Guisard and Tunc Tezel

Starry Night over Dubai by Babak Tafreshi

A Triangular Shadow of a Large Volcano by Juan Carlos Casado

Moon and Venus at Dawn by Tunc Tezel

TWAN is featuring 14 special galleries:

Latest Images

June 20, 2011

The World at Night Newsletter June 2011

News and Report
  • A Stunning Eclipse of the Moon: The total lunar eclipse of 15 June 2011 was exceptionally dark and long. Several TWAN photographers noted it was the most beautiful lunar eclipse they had ever seen with the red eclipse moon in the band of the Milky Way. See images of the event on TWAN special Eclipse Gallery.
  • TWAN fans on Facebook passed 5000: About a year since the launch of TWAN facebook page the number of followers passed 5000 this month. Learn about the latest updates on the project and communicate with TWAN photographers on The World at Night Facebook page.
  • The 2011 International Photo Contest Winners Announced, Selected from submissions by photographers in about 30 countries, the winners of 2011 Earth and Sky Photo Contest display the beauties of night sky and its battle with light pollution.

Latest Photos and Videos

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

Africa

Spain

- Dark Sky above La Palma by Tunc Tezel

- Milky Way Rises above Canaries by Tunc Tezel

- Carina Nebula from Canary Islands by Tunc Tezel

- Cosmic Dust Shines over Tenerife by Tunc Tezel

- Galactic View from Canary Islands by Tunc Tezel

- Orion and Zodiacal Light by Tunc Tezel

- Northern Record for Southern Cross by Tunc Tezel

- Cross above Tenerife by Juan Carlos Casado

- Chasing the Southern Cross (time-lapse video) by Juan Carlos Casado

- Darkest Sky in Two Hemispheres by Tunc Tezel

Americas

Canada

- Yukon Aurora by Yuichi Takasaka

- Yukon Moontrail by Yuichi Takasaka

- Aurora Dance by Kwon O Chul

- Moonbow in Motion (time-lapse video) by Yuichi Takasaka

- Moonlight on Takakkaw Falls (time-lapse video) by Yuichi Takasaka

- Moonset over Canadian Rockies (time-lapse video) by Yuichi Takasaka

Chile

- Sky in Motion above European Southern Observatory (time-lapse video) by Stephane Guisard

- Rotating Earth (time-lapse video) by Stephane Guisard

Guatemala

- Guatemala All-sky View by Stephane Guisard

- 360 Panorama from Tikal by Stephane Guisard

- Visit Tikal in Virtual Reality (VR/video) by Stephane Guisard

Asia

Korea

- Rotating Sky (time-lapse video) by Kwon O Chul

Australia and Pacific

Australia

- Moon and Planets above Perth by John Goldsmith

- Skyline Planets by John Goldsmith

Chile

- Against the Lights by Wally Pacholka

Europe

Austria

- The Head of Scorpion by Babak A. Tafreshi

- The Messenger above Danube by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Linz at Night by Babak A. Tafreshi

France

- Spring Night of Brittany in Virtual Reality (time-lapse video) by Laurent Laveder

- Lighthouse Moonrise by Laurent Laveder

- Sunset over Pic du Midi by Serge Brunier

Germany

- Real Fantasy by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Big Dipper and Spring Blossoms by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Above the Lights by Gernot Meiser

- Startrails above Hohenzollern Castle by Gernot Meiser

- The House of Emperors by Gernot Meiser

- Cologne Moonrise (time-lapse video) by Bernd Proschold

- Midnight Moon by Bernd Proschold

- The Beauty of Neuschwanstein by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Saarland Eclipsed Moon by Gernot Meiser

Hungary

- Contact by Tamas Ladanyi

- Crescent Moon and Zodiacal Light by Tamas Ladanyi

- Budapest Lunar Eclipse by Tamas Ladanyi

Sweden

- Startrails above Viking Spirit by P-M Heden

- Night in a Ruined Chruch (VR/video) by P-M Heden

- Orion and Dal River (VR/video) by P-M Heden

- A Frozen Winter Night of Sweden (time-lapse video) by P-M Heden

- NLC Reflections by P-M Heden

- Rising Eclipsed Moon by P-M Heden

Switzerland

- New Moon above Lausanne by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Sky above a Swiss Chalet by Babak A. Tafreshi

Middle East

Iran

- Sky Gazers (time-lapse video) by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Messier Marathon by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Galactic Flight by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Startrails above Lut Desert by Amir H. Abolfath

- Starry Sky during a Total Lunar Eclipse by Babak A. Tafreshi

- The Hunter Hides Behind Clouds by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Milky Way above the Eagle's Nest by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Startrails above a Masterpiece by Amir H. Abolfath

- Eclipse Trail by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Sleeping under Summer Sky by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Alien Visitor by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Deep Lunar Eclipse of June 2011 by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Galactic Eclipse by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Deep Sky View of a Lunar Eclipse by Amir H. Abolfath

- Darkness during a Total Lunar Eclipse by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Eclipsed Moon in the Milky Way by Babak A. Tafreshi

Turkey

- The Red Moon of Goreme by Tunc Tezel

Polar Regions

USA

- Aurora Photo Symphony (time-lapse video) by LeRoy Zimmerman


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

Eclipsed Moon in the Milky Way by Babak Tafreshi

Earth Rotating Under Very Large Telescopes by Stephane Guisard and Jose Francisco Salgado

The Mileage of Light by Dennis Mammana

Messier Marathon by Babak Tafreshi


New images on TWAN Guest Gallery

- Star Trails above the Alps (Innsbruck, Austria) by Christoph Malin

- Ancient Rock Art and Star Trails (Teymareh, Iran) by Mahdi Hosseini

- Stone Stargate (Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain) by Bernd Mestermann

- Moon and Jupiter over Hamburg (Alster Lake, Hamburg, Germany) by Andy Langner

- Trails of the Shed (Shahdad, Iran) by Mania Rahban

- Milky Way & Binoculars (Seqaleh, Iran) by Amirreza Kamkar

- Perigee Full Moon over Frankfurt (Bad Soden, Germany) by Stephan Heinsius

- Moonlit Gateway and the Dippers (Munkyeong, Korea) by Kang Jisoo

- Winter Ski-touring Night Sky (Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria) by Christoph Malin

- Light Traces in the Peace Park (Almada, Portugal) by Miguel Claro

- Mercury meets Jupiter in the Dusk (Gerstetten, Germany) by Gerd Jooss

- 3-Hours of Stars at Kharanaq Bridge (Kharanaq Village, Yazd, Iran) by Mahdi Zamani

- Stars from Sea Cave (Buan, Korea) by Kang Jisoo

- Trident of Light at Cape Perpetua (Neptune State Park Wayside, Oregon, USA) by Larry Andreasen


If you have such remarkable photos to share with the TWAN Guest Gallery then please contact us.