The World At Night (TWAN)

2011-09-20T14:57:00.000-07:00

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.

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

The World at Night Newsletter June 2011

2011-06-20T04:15:00.000-07:00

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.

The World at Night Newsletter April/May 2011

2011-05-16T13:28:00.000-07:00

News and Report

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.
Top Viewed Photos and Videos: January-March 2011, See the most visited photos and time-lapse videos on TWAN website during winter 2011.
Join TWAN fans on Facebook: Learn about the latest updates on the project and communicate with TWAN photographers on The World at Night Facebook page.

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

- The Milky Way Over Tenerife by Juan Carlos Casado

- Four Planets and Thin Crescent by Tunc Tezel

Americas

Brazil

- Good Morning Rio! by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Rio Morning Moonset by Babak A. Tafreshi

- A Postcard from Brazil by Babak A. Tafreshi

Canada

- Green Sky of Yellowknife by Kwon O Chul

- Aurora Meteor by Kwon O Chul

Chile

- The Very Large Telescope on Cerro Paranal by Serge Brunier

Guatemala

- Lake Atitlan at Night by Stephane Guisard

USA

- Boston Moonrise by Dennis di Cicco

- Super Moon by Dennis di Cicco

- Mercury Meets Jupiter by Doug Zubenel

Asia

Nepal

- Unveiling Beauty by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Bears Above Nepal by Babak A. Tafreshi

Australia and Pacific

Easter Island (Chile)

- Starry Night of Ovahe Beach by Wally Pacholka

- Galactic Trio Above a Volcanic Crater by Wally Pacholka

- A Heavenly Bridge above Easter Island by Wally Pacholka

- In the Land of Moais by Wally Pacholka

- Orion and Ahu NauNau by Wally Pacholka

- Moai Meteor by Wally Pacholka

- Navel of the World by Wally Pacholka

- The Hunter above Easter Island by Wally Pacholka

Europe

Austria

- Skygazing From Austrian Alps by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Alps at Night by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Starry Night of Alps by Babak A. Tafreshi

France

- Quimper Moonrise by Laurent Laveder

- Fortification of Vauban by Gernot Meiser

Germany

- 4000-year Old Surprise by Gernot Meiser

- Monolith Moonrise by Gernot Meiser

- Coal Mine Startrails by Gernot Meiser

Hungary

- Spring Arrives in Hungary by Tamas Ladanyi

- Lake Dream by Tamas Ladanyi

- The Full Moon Before Easter by Tamas Ladanyi

- A Message from Halley by Tamas Ladanyi

- A Spring Night of Hungary by Tamas Ladanyi

- Space Station and Iridium Flare by Tamas Ladanyi

- Medieval Night by Tamas Ladanyi

- Orion and Sirius by Tamas Ladanyi

- Moon, Jupiter, and Uranus by Tamas Ladanyi

- Young Moon above Szeged by Tamas Ladanyi

- Old and Modern by Tamas Ladanyi

Sweden

- Forest Night by P-M Heden

- A Winter Night in a Viking Church (VR/video) by P-M Heden

Middle East

Iran

- Rocky Planet by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Morning Meeting by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Dark Sky and a Falling Star by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Black & White Rocks by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Sky Above Mahneshan by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Polar Aligned by Amir H. Abolfath

- Bridge to the History by Amir H. Abolfath

- Planetary Scent by Amir H. Abolfath

- Beneath the Feet of Virgo by Amir H. Abolfath

- Red Light Marathon by Amir H. Abolfath

- Big Dipper and Arcturus by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Sky above Fars by Oshin D. Zakarian

Turkey

- Synagogue Night by Tunc Tezel

- Volcano Deseada I in Moonlight (La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain) by Christoph Malin

- Night of Colors (Svolvaer, Lofoten, Norway) by John Van Marcke

- Medieval Moon and Venus (Lissewege, Belgium) by Pieter Vandevelde

- Zodiacal Light and Milky Way (Muju, Korea) by Kang Jisoo

- Alasht Observatory Star Trails (Mazandaran, Iran) by Reza Rostampour

- Moonlit Deseada II at La Palma (La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain) by Christoph Malin

- Winter Orion over a Snowy Landscape (Gerstetten, Germany) by Gerd Jooss

- Two Amigos in Moonlight (Parque Nacinal do Iguazu, Argentina) by Renato Seerig

- Star Trail Arrows (Boeun, Korea) by Kang Jisoo

- Northern Circumpolar Star Trails (Sai Kung, Hong Kong) by Daniel Chang

- Startrails Above Innsbruck (Innsbruck, Austria) by Christoph Malin

- Star Cluster for Me (Alasht City, Iran) by Reza Rostampour

- Dream of Frozen Light (Saariselka, Finland) by John Van Marcke

- Satellite Trail (Mt. Gyebang, Korea) by Kang Jisoo

- Trails of the Shifting Moon (Tempe, Arizona, USA) by Jin Lu

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

- Arrabida Moonset (Arrabida, Setubal, Portugal) by Miguel Claro

- Pathway to Jupiter (St John's, Newfoundland, Canada) by Brian Carey

- Quadruple Conjunction (Azul, Argentina) by Luis Argerich

- Sky above Saadatshahr Street (Saadat Shahr, Iran) by Mahan Khazraei

- Lights Below the Fog (Innsbruck, Austria) by Christoph Malin

- Night at Saejae (Moongyoung, Korea) by Kang Jisoo

- Reflections of Venus and Scorpius (Michelbach, France) by Stephane Vetter

- Building the Sky (Tehran, Iran) by Mohammad Khalilbeigi

- Star Trails over 32m Teleport Antenna (Raisting, Bavaria, Germany) by Christoph Otawa

- Sirius and Orion at Belem Tower (Lisbon, Portugal) by Miguel Claro

- Heavenly Feast (Tromso and Skjervoy, Norway) by John Van Marcke

- Halltal Moonlight Skies (Innsbruck, Austria) by Christoph Malin

- Towering Moon and Planets (Sydney, Australia) by Kang Jisoo

- Moonrise above Angkor Wat (Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia) by Timm Kasper

- Caravansary (Kharanaq Village, Yazd, Iran) by Mahdi Zamani

- Spituk Gompa Star Trails (Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India) by Ajay Talwar, Nilesh Vayada

- Star Gazers (Saadat Shahr, Fars, Iran) by Mehdi Momenzadeh

- Summer Night at Muriwai Beach (Auckland, New Zealand) by Ling Zheng

- Tyrol Sky Above Innsbruck (Nockspitze Peak near Innsbruck, Austria) by Christoph Malin

- The Swimming Moon (Ostersund, Sweden) by Goran Strand

- Chinese New Year of the Rabbit (Phoenix Tree Mountain, Shenzhen, China) by Claus Chow

- Orion and the German Alps (Oberjoch, Bavaria, Germany) by Timm Kasper

- Star Trails Over Trout Lake (Trout Lake, Washington, USA) by Larry Andreasen

- Trees and a Moonlit Cloudy Sky (Fonte-de-Telha, Portugal) by Miguel Claro

- She Observes (Lasib, Isfahan, Iran) by Mehdi Momenzadeh

- Devon Farm Cottage Star Trails (Devon, England) by Matthew Harvey

- Innsbruck Skies (Stubaital near Innsbruck, Austria) by Christoph Malin

- Strong Aurora (Oestersund, Sweden) by Goran Strand

- Star Trails from Mauna Kea (Mauna Kea, Hawaii) by Michael Kunze

- Leo Trails and Almond Blossoms (Qazvin, Iran) by Hooman Mirrahimi

- Specula Cremifanensis (Kremsmunster, Austria) by Herbert Raab

- Orion and Siruis over Mont Blanc Massif (La Rosiere, France) by Sebastian Voltmer

- Night of the Aurigids (Painted Hills, Oregon, USA) by Larry Andreasen

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

- Flying Between Jupiter and Mercury (Froesoen, Sweden) by Goran Strand

- An Arrow to the Archer (Mehr Temple, Maragheh, Iran) by Ehsan Negin

- Locho Mountain and Baneh Tree (Zahedan, Sistan & Baluchestan, Iran) by Mojtaba Moghadasi

- Circumpolar (Haresabad, Esfahan, Iran) by Mehdi Momenzadeh

- Mercury meets Jupiter (Kematen an der Krems, Austria) by Herbert Raab

- Moon dogs (Tanjung Bidara, Melaka, Malaysia) by Awang

- Night Skies above Faro Lighthouse (La Palma, Canary Islands) by Christoph Malin

- Star Trails Above an Alien Lake (Mono Lake, California, USA) by Grant Kaye

- Lights from the Hidden City (Oregon, USA) by Ben Canales

- The Great Wall at Night (Wu Saint Gate, China) by Xiaohua

- Venus above Reunion Island (Reunion Island, France) by Luc Perrot

- Beauty of the Southern Sky (Reunion Island, France) by Luc Perrot

- Galactic View from Planet Earth (Australia) by Alex Cherney

- Isfahan Milky Way (Isfahan, Iran) by Mehdi Momenzadeh

- A Starry Night of Iceland (Jokulsarlon Lake, Iceland) by Stephane Vetter

- Alps at Night (Traunsee, Austria) by Thomas Kurat

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

Rio Morning Moonset by Babak Tafreshi

The Milky Way over Tenerife by Juan Carlos Casado

Auroral Substorm over Yellowknife by Kwon O Chul

Boston Moonrise by Dennis de Cicco

Parthenon Moon by Anthony Ayiomamitis

The World at Night Newsletter March 2011

2011-03-13T08:48:00.000-07:00

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

Algeria

- Milky Way above Tassili by Babak A. Tafreshi

Tanzania

- Starry Nights of Kilimanjaro (time-lapse video) by Kwon O Chul

Americas

Canada

- Curtains in the Heavens by Kwon O Chul

- The Green Belt by Kwon O Chul

- The Land of Northern Lights by Kwon O Chul

- A Green Veil of Aurora by Kwon O Chul

- Welcome to Yellowknife by Kwon O Chul

- Signs of Solar Activity by Kwon O Chul

USA

- Winter Stars above Mount Palomar by P.K. Chen

- The 200-inch Telescope by P.K. Chen

- Winter Hexagon and Hale Telescope by P.K. Chen

- Orion, Sirius, and a Joshua Tree by Wally Pacholka

- Sky above Wonderland of Rocks by Wally Pacholka

- Yellowstone at Night by LeRoy Zimmerman

- Star Fire by LeRoy Zimmerman

Asia

Armenia

- Monastery Meteor by Babak A. Tafreshi

- The Silence of Sevan by Babak A. Tafreshi

Nepal

- The Rotating Sky above Nepal (VR/video) by Babak A. Tafreshi

Taiwan

- Milky Way From the Top of Taiwan by P.K. Chen

Australia and Pacific

Australia

- Australian Astronomical Observatory by Kwon O Chul

Chile

- Meteor and Southern Gems by Wally Pacholka

- Milky Way above Easter Island by Wally Pacholka

Cook Islands

- Where is the Eclipsed Sun? by Tunc Tezel

- The Beauty of South by Tunc Tezel

- Morning Twilight in Cook Islands by Tunc Tezel

Europe

Austria

- Alpine Conjunction by Tamas Ladanyi

- A Winter Night of Alps by Tamas Ladanyi

France

- Church Moonrise by Laurent Laveder

Germany

- Moon, Venus, and Space Station above Germany by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Star Trails above Devil's Castle by Gernot Meiser

- The Castle in Peace by Gernot Meiser

- Saar River at Night by Gernot Meiser

Hungary

- ISS and Discovery over Bakonybel by Tamas Ladanyi

- Above the Frozen Earth by Tamas Ladanyi

- Big Dipper and Sunflowers by Tamas Ladanyi

- Space Race (time-lapse video) by Tamas Ladanyi

- Space Station and Discovery Shuttle by Tamas Ladanyi

Norway

- Sky in Motion (time-lapse video) by Bernd Proschold

Sweden

- Church at Night (VR/video) by P-M Heden

- A Taste of Arctic by P-M Heden

- Aurora River (VR/video) by P-M Heden

- A Winter Night of Scandinavia (VR/video) by P-M Heden

- Walking in a Viking Church (VR/video) by P-M Heden

- Northern Light above Sweden (VR/video) by P-M Heden

- The Green Arc by P-M Heden

- Green Reflections by P-M Heden

- Orion and the Face by P-M Heden

- Away from Uppsala by P-M Heden

- Icy Trails by P-M Heden

Middle East

Iran

- Conjunction of the Moon and Venus by Babak A. Tafreshi

- The Joy of Skygazing by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Falling Star of August by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Kurdistan in the Evening Twilight by Babak A. Tafreshi

- The Castle of Assassins by Babak A. Tafreshi

- The Northern Crown by Amir H. Abolfath

- Starry Ruin by Amir H. Abolfath

- A Door to the History by Amir H. Abolfath

- Night of a Ski Resort by Amir H. Abolfath

- Zagros Meteor by Amir H. Abolfath

- Stars, Satellites, and Meteors by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Sufi Observing Competition by Amir H. Abolfath

- Observing From the Peak by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Starry Tree by Oshin D. Zakarian

- TWAN Visits Iran National Observatory by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Alamut at Night by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Zagros Sunrise by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Hydra, the Largest Constellation by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Signs From the Past by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Bright Stars of Dizin by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Under an Ocean of Stars by Babak A. Tafreshi

Turkey

- All Sky View above Lake Salda by Tunc Tezel

- Winter Sky above Turkey by Tunc Tezel

- Billions of Stars, Billions of Dust by Tunc Tezel

- Star Trails and Yongjangsazi Pagoda (Namsan in Kyoung-ju, South Korea) by An Hae-Do

- Winter stars over Linz (Linz, Austria) by Herbert Raab

- All-sky Messier Marathon (Southern Shiraz, Iran) by Ariana Ahangary

- Milky Way over Bryce Canyon (Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA) by Ben Cooper

- Star Trails above the French Alps (Lac de Serre Poncon, French Alps, France) by Katrien Van der Heyden

- Auriga Trails over Monterey Bay (Monterey, California, USA) by Marion Haligowski

- Bootes over Ocean Thunderstorm (Captiva Island, Florida, USA) by Fred Wasmer

- Meteor at Moonrise (Eight Dollar Mountain, Cave Junction, Oregon, USA) by Larry Andreasen

- Night on Fitzroy Island (Fitzroy Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia) by Pascal Christian

- Emerging False Dawn (Hanle, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India) by Ajay Talwar, Nilesh Vayada

- Crescent moon over Cerro Tololo Observatory (El Pangue Observatory, Chile) by Emilio Lepeley

- Orion over Tent in Death Valley (Death Valley National Park, California, USA) by Fred Wasmer

- Summit of Kilimanjaro (Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania) by Miguel de Olaso, Macgregor

- Hingol National Park at Night (Hingol National Park, Pakistan) by Hanif Bhatti, Zain Ahmed

- Sirius Shining (Taftan Gardens, Khash, Iran) by Arman Golestaneh

- Geminid Fireball (Near Natanz, Zagros Mountains, Iran) by Javad N. Alizadeh

- Brilliant Venus (Amand, Zanjan, Iran) by Taha Tebyani

- An Almost Peaceful Evening (Wackersberg, Bavaria, Germany) by Franz Xaver Kohlhauf

- Tungurahua Eruption (Banos, Ecuador) by Manuel Jung

- Flower Under the Tyrol Sky (Nockspitze Peak, Innsbruck, Austria) by Christoph Malin

- Rising Venus (Zsambek, Hungary) by Tamas Abraham

- Amol Star Trails (Amol, Iran) by Amir Salamaty

- Trillium Moonlight and Stars (Trillium Lake, Oregon, USA) by Larry Andreasen

- Star Trails Above Zagoon (Zagoon, Alborz Mountains, Iran) by Reza Rostampour

- Ancient Bristlecone Star Trails (Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, California, USA) by Jeff Sullivan

- Spituk Gompa & Milky Way (Leh, Ladakh, India) by Ajay Talwar & Nilesh Vayada

- Tall Trails Above the Red Dome (Maragheh, Iran) by Rahim Heidarnia

- Mighty Kilimanjaro (Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania) by Miguel de Olaso, Macgregor

- Night at Sea Cave (Goseong, South Korea) by Kang Jisoo

- Mt. Namsan Pagoda Trails (Namsan in Kyoung-ju, South Korea) by An Hae-Do

Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), a NASA’s world-known website, has featured new TWAN image: Discovery in Twilight by Tamas Ladanyi

TWAN is featuring 14 special galleries:

The World at Night Newsletter February 2011

2011-02-07T15:04:00.001-08:00

News and Report

TWAN in Beautiful Universe and SkyWatch 2011, The World at Night images are featured in two popular publications of Sky&Telescope magazine: Beautiful Universe and SkyWatch which are published annually.

Join TWAN fans on Facebook: Learn about the latest updates on the project and communicate with TWAN photographers on The World at Night Facebook page.

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

Libya

- Sky above a perfectly flat horizon by Tunc Tezel

- Milky Way vs. Zodiacal Light above Libyan Desert by Tunc Tezel

Spain

- Above the Clouds in La Palma (time-lapse video) by Bernd Proschold

Americas

Canada

- Rotating Sky above Alberta by Yuichi Takasaka

- Sky in Motion above Banff National Park (time-lapse video) by Yuichi Takasaka

- Sky During a Lunar Eclipse (time-lapse video) by Yuichi Takasaka

Guatemala

- Stars and Clouds above Tikal by Stephane Guisard

- Night of Maya Civilization by Stephane Guisard

- Starry Night of Guatemala by Stephane Guisard

- Sirius and the Mayan King by Stephane Guisard

- Stars of Maya by Stephane Guisard

- The Land of Mayas by Stephane Guisard

- Sky of the Mayas (time-lapse video) by Stephane Guisard

USA

- A Stroke of Luck by LeRoy Zimmerman

- A Glimpse of Heaven by LeRoy Zimmerman

- An Eye On Zion by LeRoy Zimmerman

- A Chilly Steamy Night by LeRoy Zimmerman

- Not a Bored Walk by LeRoy Zimmerman

- Dark Arch by LeRoy Zimmerman

- The Floating Head of Hoodoo by LeRoy Zimmerman

Asia

Japan

- Amateur Astronomy in Japan by P.K. Chen

Nepal

- Sky in Motion above Mount Everest (VR/video) by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Startrails Above Everest by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Marvels of Himalaya by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Misty Dream by Oshin D. Zakarian

Australia and Pacific

New Zealand

- Milky Way vs. Zodiacal Light above New Zealand by Tunc Tezel

- New Zealand under moonlight by Tunc Tezel

Europe

Germany

- Stars above Siersburg Castle by Gernot Meiser

- Industrial Sky by Gernot Meiser

- A Winter Night of Saarland by Gernot Meiser

Greece

- The Celestial Neighbor above Ancient Greece by Anthony Ayiomamitis

Hungary

- Winter Hexagon and Wolf Moon by Tamas Ladanyi

- Misty Town by Tamas Ladanyi

- Star Trails above Frozen Lake by Tamas Ladanyi

- The Wolf Moon by Tamas Ladanyi

Sweden

- Winter Night of Forest by P-M Heden

- The Celestial Neighbor by P-M Heden

- Winter Wanderer by P-M Heden

- Aurora, Milky Way, and Nacreous Clouds by P-M Heden

- Winter Night and Polar Clouds by P-M Heden

- Moon and Jupiter by P-M Heden

- Star Trails and Northern Lights by P-M Heden

Middle East

Iran

- Night in the Valley of Stars by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Starry Night of Qeshm Island by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Milky Way above Mount Man by Babak A. Tafreshi

- TWAN Band by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Imperial Twilight by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Big and Little Dipper by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Silk Road Starry Night by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Tehran in Twilight by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Happy New Moon by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Canopus From the Northern Limit of Visibility by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Classic Eclipse by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Caravan Night by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Passage of Time by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Once Home to Caravans by Oshin D. Zakarian

- The Sky and My Dobsonian by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Sirius and Historic Caravansary by Amir H. Abolfath

- Trailing Stars above Ancient City by Amir H. Abolfath

- Caravansary and Rotating Sky by Amir H. Abolfath

- Milky Way and Caravansary by Amir H. Abolfath

- Time Travel in Persia by Amir H. Abolfath

- Galactic Explorers by Amir H. Abolfath

- Starry Freezer by Amir H. Abolfath

- Planetary Pair by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Prehistoric Sky by Amir H. Abolfath

- Delicate Crescent by Amir H. Abolfath

- Twilight Meteor by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Partial Eclipse from France (La Rosiere, France) by Sebastian Voltmer

- Uluru Evening Moon and Venus (Ayers Rock (Uluru), Northern Territory, Australia) by Kang Jisoo

- Moonlit Night at Dhamik Stupa (Sarnath, India) by Atish

- Mission: Celestial Triangle (San Antonio, Texas, USA) by Adrian New

- Andromeda - Queen of Autumn Nights (Wackersberg, Bavaria, Germany) by Franz Xaver Kohlhauf

- Ranikhet - The Queen's Fields (Ranikhet Golf Course, Uttarakhand, India) by Ajay Talwar

- Zodiacal Light (Seqaleh, Iran) by Amirreza Kamkar

- Damavand Star Trails (Reyne, Iran) by Shahab Bedin Mohamadi

- Autumn Tree, Autumn Sky (Isadkhast, Isfahan, Iran) by Mahdi Zamani

- Milky Way from Uluru (Ayers Rock (Uluru), Northern Territory, Australia) by Kang Jisoo

- Summer Meteor and the Observatory (Astronomical and Geophysical Observatory, Modra, Slovakia) by Tomas Maruska

- Crescent Moon, Planets, and Adriatic Sea (Supetarska Draga, Croatia) by Tamas Abraham

- Himalayan Chandra Telescope (Hanle, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India) by Ajay Talwar, Vikrant Narang, Raghu Kalra

- Moon & Venus over Iran (Kashan, Niasar, Iran) by Majid Ghohroodi

- Grecian Stone Bridge (Ioannina, Greece) by Chris Kotsiopoulos

- Sleeping Man of Isfahan (Isfahan, Iran) by Nazanin Alibeik

- Uluru's Milky Way Sky (Ayers Rock (Uluru), Northern Territory, Australia) by Kang Jisoo

- Moon and Jupiter over the Mole (Turin, Italy) by Stefano De Rosa

- Winter Constellations Panorama (Mesr Desert, Isfahan, Iran) by Mahdi Zamani

- Galileo Gazing at Jupiter (Pisa, Toscany, Italy) by Marco Meniero

- Night at the Observatory in Modra (Modra, Slovakia) by Tomas Maruska

- Poseidon Moonrise (Sounio, Greece) by Chris Kotsiopoulos

- Summer Night at the Ahwahnee Hotel (Yosemite National Park, California, USA) by Ben Cooper

- Moon and Venus in the Clouds (Bojnord, Iran) by Hamidreza Shahriari

- Dawn skies over Ayers Rock (Ayers Rock (Uluru), Northern Territory, Australia) by Kang Jisoo

- Autumn on the Rise (Lalehzar, Kerman, Iran) by Mohammad J. Fahimi

- Crescent Venus and Young Moon (Colle Braida, Turin, Italy) by Stefano De Rosa

- Desert Sky Self Portrait (Tabas, Iran) by Ariana Ahangary

- Sky on Fire (Negev Desert, Israel) by Yossi Hury

- Moments of Eternity (Nevada, USA) by Christian Klepp

Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), a NASA’s world-known website, has featured new TWAN image: Quadrantids over Qumis by Babak Tafreshi

TWAN is featuring 14 special galleries:

The World at Night Newsletter January 2011

2011-01-10T03:47:00.000-08:00

News and Report

Happy New Year 2011! Enjoy our special gallery for the new year greetings featuring the best TWAN images of night sky above winter landscapes.
TWAN at Central European Deepsky Imaging Conference (CEDIC 2011), The conference is a major annual gathering of astrophotographers from Europe and around the world in Linz, Austria. TWAN director Babak Tafreshi will present The World at Night and hold a workshop on landscape astrophotography at CEDIC2011 which takes place March 18 – 22. Conference registration is open through February.
TWAN in Beautiful Universe and SkyWatch 2011, The World at Night images are featured in two popular publications of Sky&Telescope magazine: Beautiful Universe and SkyWatch which are published annually.
Top Viewed Photos and Videos: October-December 2010, See the most visited photos and time-lapse videos on TWAN website during fall 2010.
New TWAN Mystery, Test your knowledge of the night sky with this edition of TWAN Mystery.

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

Libya

- Skylights Over Libya by Tunc Tezel

Spain

- The Winter Solstice by Juan Carlos Casado

Tanzania

- Sky From the Equator by Kwon O Chul

Americas

Canada

- Eclipse and Aurora in Motion (time-lapse video) by Yuichi Takasaka

- Aurora During a Total Lunar Eclipse by Yuichi Takasaka

- Lunar Eclipse above Yellowknife by Yuichi Takasaka

- Sky Gem by Yuichi Takasaka

- Quadrantid Meteor Above Alberta by Yuichi Takasaka

- Streak From the North by Yuichi Takasaka

Costa Rica

- Eclipsed Moon From a Cruising Ship by Wally Pacholka

USA

- Lunar Eclipse Picnic by Dennis Mammana

- Meteor Above Mojave Desert by Wally Pacholka

- Stars Above a Joshua Tree by Wally Pacholka

- Winter View by P.K. Chen

- Summer View by P.K. Chen

- Autumn View by P.K. Chen

- Spring View by P.K. Chen

- Sky of Four Seasons by P.K. Chen

Asia

Korea

- Leonid Meteors and Their Persistent Trains (VR/video) by Kwon O Chul

Russia

- Siberia Eclipse Sunset by Aleksandr Yuferev

- Frozen Eclipse by Aleksandr Yuferev

- Chimney Eclipse by Aleksandr Yuferev

Australia and Pacific

Chile

- Back to the History by Stephane Guisard

Europe

France

- Unusual Sunrise by Laurent Laveder

- Port Orion by Gernot Meiser

- A Winter Night of France by Gernot Meiser

- Startrails Above Tour Vauban by Gernot Meiser

- Moon Dream by Gernot Meiser

Greece

- Wandering Sun by Anthony Ayiomamitis

- Analemma Above the Temple of Poseidon by Anthony Ayiomamitis

Hungary

- Analemma over Hungary by Tamas Ladanyi

- Framing by Fibonacci Numbers by Tamas Ladanyi

- Misty Eclipse by Tamas Ladanyi

Spain

- Christmas Stars by Juan Carlos Casado

- Solar Eclipse Above Spain by Juan Carlos Casado

Sweden

- Star Trails in the North by P-M Heden

- Geminid Meteors above Sweden by P-M Heden

- Family Stargazing by P-M Heden

- Noctilucent Clouds above Sweden by P-M Heden

- Halloween Night by P-M Heden

- Night in the Land of Gustav Vasa by P-M Heden

- New Year Sky Dreams by P-M Heden

- Jupiter Corona by P-M Heden

Middle East

Iran

- A Meteor Moment by Amir H. Abolfath

- The World at Night in Black and White by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Morning Trails by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Village Night by Amir H. Abolfath

- Zodiacal Light in Desert Sky by Amir H. Abolfath

- Clear Sky After Snow (VR/video) by Babak A. Tafreshi

- December Meteors by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Big Dipper and the Falling Star by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Sky Above Iran National Observatory by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Milky Way in a Moonlit Night by Babak A. Tafreshi

- The Belt of Venus by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Orion and the Persian King by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Around the Pole by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Meteor Shower of December by Babak A. Tafreshi

- The Night Begins by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Starry Winter Landscape by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Village Sky and Shooting Star by Amir H. Abolfath

- Sky Watchers of the Astronomy Town by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Falling Star of an Ancient City by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Stars and Meteors above Qumis by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Damghan Meteor by Amir H. Abolfath

- Trails Above Tehran by Amir H. Abolfath

- Bears in the Desert Sky by Amir H. Abolfath

- Sky Motion Above a Mountain Road by Amir H. Abolfath

- Starry Night of Damghan Desert by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Colors of Autumn by Oshin D. Zakarian

- A Fire Temple at Night by Amir H. Abolfath

- Sky in Motion above Ancient Fire Temple (VR/video) by Amir H. Abolfath

- Stars and Rocks by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Planets in the Morning Twilight by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Night at Alanya Castle (Alanya, Turkey) by Hakan Buyuktuncay

- Korean Ruin and Star Trails (Korea) by Kang Jisoo

- Venus in Twilight (Zahedan, Iran) by Masoud Sheikh Veisi

- Quadrangle after Sunset (Tempe, AZ, USA) by Jin Lu

- Lights of the Albufeira Star Party (Lagoa de Albufeira, Sesimbra, Portugal) by Miguel Claro

- Hareer Mountains in Autumn (Erbil, Iraq) by Azhy Hasan

- Ursa Major over the Canyzar Lagoon (Villarquemado, Teruel, Spain) by Vicente Aupi

- Leh Panorama (Hanle, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India) by Ajay Talwar, Vikrant Narang, Raghu Kalra

- Small Magellanic Cloud and Uluru (Northern Territory, Australia) by Kang Jisoo

- Varzane Moon and Venus Conjunction (Varzane, Isfahan, Iran) by Nazanin Alibeik

- Present Look at the Past (High Island Reservoir, Sai Kung, Hong Kong) by Herman Yeung

- Gahar Lake in the Moonlight (Gahar Lake, Lorestan province, Iran) by Saber Karimi

- Eclipsed Moon Setting (Neuhofen an der Krems, Austria) by Herbert Raab

- Moonrise Partial Lunar Eclipse (Mandaluyong City, Philippines) by Erika Valdueza

- Devsthal Meadow (Devsthal, Uttarakhand, India) by Ajay Talwar

- Uluru at Night (Ayers Rock(Uluru), Northern Territory, Australia) by Kang Jisoo

- Waxing Crescent Moon meets Venus (Kurdistan, Iran) by Farzin Hossaini

- Three friends of the Milky Way (Portinho da Arrabida, Sesimbra, Portugal) by Miguel Claro

- Lazar Castle At Night (Lazarea Village, Transilvania, Romania) by Munzlinger Attila

- Aurora over Alaska (Willow Lake, off Richardson Highway, Alaska) by Paul Alsop

- Pleiades over Moutohora (Thornton Beach, New Zealand) by John A Davis

- Transparent Observatory (Hanle, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India) by Ajay Talwar, Vikrant Narang, Raghu Kalra

- Panorama of the Milky Way (Gayen, Iran) by Amirreza Kamkar

- Sydney at Dawn (Sydney, NSW, Australia) by Kang Jisoo

- Ostersund by Night (Ostersund, Sweden) by Goran Strand

- Garmeh Star Trail (Garmeh Village, Isfahan, Iran) by Hooman Mirrahimi

- Our Galactic Neighborhood (Azul, Argentina) by Luis Argerich

- Amateur Astronomer at Work or Pleasure? (Hatu Peak, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India) by Ajay Talwar

- Partial Solar Eclipse at Sunrise (Vienna, Austria) by Peter Wienerroither

- Partial Eclipse from France (La Rosiere, France) by Sebastian Voltmer

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

Sunset, Moonset by Aleksandr Yuferev
Analemma 2010 by Tamas Ladanyi
Skylights Over Libya by Tunc Tezel
Star Trails in the North by P-M Heden
A Meteor Moment by Amir Abolfath
Leonids Above Torre de la Guaita by Juan Carlos Casado
Meteor in the Desert Sky by Wally Pacholka

TWAN is featuring 14 special galleries:

The World at Night Newsletter December 2010

2010-12-11T04:26:00.000-08:00

News and Report

Photo Report: TWAN Continues to Travel in Hungary The World at Night traveling exhibit and presentations in Hungary which started during the International Year of Astronomy continues in the country with new events.

Photo Report: Lennart Nilsson Award to Babak Tafreshi and Carolyn Porco

TWAN director Babak Tafreshi and NASA’s Cassini mission imaging director Carolyn Porco in the 2009 Lennart Nilsson Award ceremony.

Join TWAN fans on Facebook: Learn about the latest updates on the project and communicate with TWAN photographers at The World at Night page on Facebook page.

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

Algeria

- Tassili Milky Way by Babak A. Tafreshi

Libya

- A Starry Evening of Libya by Tunc Tezel

- Crescent Moon Meets Crescent Venus by Tunc Tezel

- Moon, Mercury, and M22 by Tunc Tezel

Tanzania

- Kilimanjaro Star Trails by Kwon O Chul

Americas

Canada

- Aurora Fireball by Yuichi Takasaka

- A Message From the Sun by Kwon O Chul

- Dancing Lights by Yuichi Takasaka

- Down Town Aurora by Yuichi Takasaka

- Rotating Sky and Moving Aurora by Yuichi Takasaka

Chile

- Sky in Motion above the Very Large Telescope (time-lapse video) by Stephane Guisard

- VLT in 360-degree Panoramic Video (time-lapse video) by Stephane Guisard

USA

- Sedona Fireball by Wally Pacholka

- St. Helens Night Panorama by Wally Pacholka

- All-Sky View from Kansas by Doug Zubenel

- Jupiter over the Maroon Bells by Thad V`Soske

- The Meteor Crater by Wally Pacholka

- Moon Occults Mars by Doug Zubenel

- The Red Planet Comes Out of Occultation by Doug Zubenel

- Shooting Stars of December by Wally Pacholka

- Big Dipper Falling Star by Wally Pacholka

- Starry Sky of an Alien Lake by Wally Pacholka

Asia

Armenia

- Rotating Sky above Armenia by Oshin D. Zakarian

Nepal

- Himalaya Startrails by Oshin D. Zakarian

Australia and Pacific

Australia

- Uluru Moonset by Kwon O Chul

- Sky Beauty and Increasing Lights by Kwon O Chul

Cook Islands

- Ocean Stars by Tunc Tezel

Europe

Finland

- Mushroom Sun by Pekka Parviainen

France

- Moon Game by Laurent Laveder

Germany

- Bavarian Alps in Moonlight by Bernd Proschold

- Winter Stars above Bavarian Alps by Babak A. Tafreshi

Hungary

- From the Shore of Lake Balaton by Tamas Ladanyi

- Hungary at Night (time-lapse video) by Tamas Ladanyi

- Solar Halo and Ice Crystals by Tamas Ladanyi

Italy

- The Village of Sundials by Babak A. Tafreshi

Sweden

- Faro Evening Twilight by P-M Heden

- Noctilucent Clouds above Sweden by P-M Heden

- Watching Night-shining Clouds by P-M Heden

- Windmill NLCs by P-M Heden

- Moon, Pleiades, and Mysterious Clouds by P-M Heden

- Northern Stars Trail above Sweden by P-M Heden

- A Night in the Forest by P-M Heden

- Rivers of Water and Stars by P-M Heden

- King Oak by P-M Heden

Middle East

Iran

- Crescent Pair by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Zagros Mountains in Moonlight by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Mount Gargash Night Panorama by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Space Station above Mount Gargash by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Tower Star Trails by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Setting Stars above Alborz by Amir H. Abolfath

- A Spring Night of Alborz by Amir H. Abolfath

- Starry Garage by Amir H. Abolfath

- In the Silent of Night by Amir H. Abolfath

- Winter All Sky by Amir H. Abolfath

- Night River by Amir H. Abolfath

- Stars and Blossoms (VR/video) by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Eclipsed Sunrise by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Shiraz Night by Babak A. Tafreshi

- The Earth Shadow by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Damavand Moon by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Heavenly Branches by Oshin D. Zakarian

- The Quest by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Far Far Away by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Toward Polaris by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Winter Stars Rise above Zagros by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Beauty of Spring under Moonlight by Oshin D. Zakarian

- Painted by Stars by Oshin D. Zakarian

- The King Parade by Babak A. Tafreshi

Turkey

- Sky Away from the Lights by Tunc Tezel

- Comet Hale Bopp over Nevada (Mt. Charleston, Nevada, USA) by Sean Sabatini

- Camping below the Milky way (Central Australia) by Pascal Christian

- Gathering of Planets from Portugal (Costa da Caparica, Almada, Portugal) by Miguel Claro

- Full Moon and Ruins (Tok, Hungary) by Tamas Abraham

- Pre-dawn Perseid Meteor (Alborz Mountains, Firooz Kouh, Iran) by Mohammad Reza Zaman Sani

- Moon and 4 Planets in Twilight (Meizhou, Guangdong, China) by Phebe Pan

- Milky Way above Monument Valley (Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah, USA) by Marco Meniero

- Star Trails over Mauna Kea Observatory (Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii, USA) by Richard Wainscoat

- Colors in the Nordland Sky (Andenes, Nordland, Norway) by Terje Nesthus

- Perseid from the Dome (Bologna, Italy) by Michele Brusa

- Planets and Thunderstorm (Naples, Florida, USA) by Holger Ziegler

- Trails of Stars and Meteors (Rabat, Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran) by Mohammad Javad Saffaran

- Observatory Inca de Oro (Diego de Almagro, Atacama, Chile) by Emilio Lepeley

- Observing the Southern Stars (Sydney, Australia) by Daniel Cafe

- Dark Skies of Esfahan and Yasuj (Esfahan, Iran) by Mohammad Rahimi

- Light Trails in the Forest (Fonte-de-Telha, Almada, Portugal) by Miguel Claro

- Moon and Jupiter from Szomor (Szomor, Hungary) by Tamas Abraham

- Aphrodite, Ares, and Kronos (Aquileia, Friuli, Italy) by Marco Candotti

- Milky Way over Mount Locho (Locho, Zahedan, Iran) by Arman Golestaneh

- Zodiac Light and Meteor (Dehpabid, Sistan va Balouchestan, Iran) by Mojtaba Moghadasi

- Moon and Venus over Viverone Lake (Viverone Lake, Italy) by Stefano De Rosa

- Nordland Skies (Andenes, Nordland, Norway) by Terje Nesthus

- Summer Star Pary in Greece (Mt. Parnon, Greece) by Bill Metallinos

- An Astronomer (Moonkyeong Flyingland, Korea) by Kang Jisoo

- Monument Valley Skies (Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah, USA) by Marco Meniero

- Tropical Island Full Moon (Lanikai Beach, Kailua, Hawaii, USA) by Richard Wainscoat

- Telescopes on La Palma (Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma, Spain) by Pascal Christian

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

- A Twilight Occultation by Doug Zubenel

- Two Views, Two Crescents by Babak Tafreshi and Stefano De Rosa

TWAN is featuring 13 special galleries:

Latest Images
Cosmic Motions

Our Cosmic Neighbor (Moon)

Dark Skies Importance
World Heritage Sites
TWAN APODs

TWAN on National Geographic News

The World at Night Newsletter November 2010

2010-11-06T08:34:00.000-07:00

News and Report

New Publications: TWAN Book in German and Dutch: The World at Night has its first official book published in Europe. The large coffee-table book is illustrated with some of the most beautiful TWAN photos.

Top Viewed Photos July-September 2010:

See the most visited photos on TWAN website during summer 2010.

New Topics Galleries: Each month there will be new topical galleries on TWAN to make searching through TWAN enlarging archive easier. The new topical galleries are Moon, Milky Way, Meteors, Comets, Eclipses, Aurora, and stunning Virtual Reality animations of night sky.

Join TWAN fans on Facebook: Learn about the latest updates on the project and communicate with TWAN photographers at The World at Night page on Facebook page.

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

Algeria

- The Galaxy above Our Ancient Ancestors by Babak A. Tafreshi

- Sahara under Moonlight by Babak A. Tafreshi

- The Celestial Bears above Sahara by Babak A. Tafreshi

Tanzania

- Sky from Slopes of Kilimanjaro (VR/video) by Kwon O Chul

- Meteor and Alpha Centauri by Kwon O Chul

- Galactic Bulge above Kilimanjaro by Kwon O Chul

Americas