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:
