The World at Night Newsletter

11 January 2009

- Starry nights Vs increasing lights: TWAN has launched a new special gallery for public awareness of Dark Skies Importance.

- The new Events page explains how and where TWAN exhibition and educational events will take place. TWAN calls for the best world-wide venues to host the events during International Year of Astronomy 2009 and beyond. There are plans for hold TWAN events in about 30 countries. The progressing E vent Calendar lists some of them.

- Variety of interesting products with The World at Night logo and slogans are available now on TWAN Shop for the world wide TWAN enthusiasts and collaborators. Specially designed New Year greeting cards are available for the celebration of International Year of Astronomy 2009.

- There are new stunning photos on TWAN website, featuring starry nights of the planet's landmarks from Australia, Asia and Middle East, to Europe and Americas:

Americas

USA

Moon Adventure (Kansas) by Doug Zubenel

Sentinel (Arizona) by Doug Zubenel

Desert Snow (California) by Wally Pacholka

Iridium Flare (Massachusetts) by Dennis di Cicco

Eyes to the Cosmos (Hawaii) by Serge Brunier

Canada

Winter Night at Banff Springs Hotel by Yuichi Takasaka

Meteor Watch at -28 C by Yuichi Takasaka

Chile

Celestial Pair and Zodiacal Light by Stephane Guisard

Clouds in Atamaca by Serge Brunier

Bolivia

The Umbra by Juan Carlos Casado

Europe

Hungary

Windmill and Triple Conjunction by Tamas Ladanyi

Sweden

White Covered by P-M Heden

Castle Moonlight by P-M Heden

Christmas Night Dream by P-M Heden

France

Stars from Autumn to Spring by Laurent Laveder

Spain

Leonids and Leica by Juan Carlos Casado

Austria

Alpine Conjunction by Tamas Ladanyi

Asia and Middle East

Japan

Stars and Swans by Shingo Takei

Korea

Island Night by Kwon O Chul

Window to the Heaven by Kwon O Chul

Iran

Morning Lights on Damavand by Oshin Zakarian

Comet and Meteor by Babak Tafreshi

Martian Sky (Flash time-lapse video) by Babak Tafreshi

The Ghost by Babak Tafreshi

Night of Dogs by Oshin Zakarian

Gemenid Streak by Oshin Zakarian

Belt of Orion and Historic Tower by Babak Tafreshi

Gone with the Light by Babak Tafreshi

Australia

Astrophotography on Crater Rim by John Goldsmith

Gravity Discovery Center by John Goldsmith

Five Planets Align by John Goldsmith

Leonid Storm in Western Australia by John Goldsmith

Africa

Stars and Lights by David Malin

Guest Gallery is a 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:

- Poseidon and Passing Stars (Greece) by Chris Kotsiopoulos

- Myanmar at Night (Myanmar) by Boothee

- Triple Conjunction Over Syria (Syria) by Mahmoud Alamir

- The Curves (Iran) by Amir H. Abolfath

- Venus Meets Pleiades (France) by Patrick Lecureuil

- Pic du Midi Under Moonlight (France) by Patrick Lecureuil

- Eclipse and National Observatory of Athens (Greece) by Elias Chasiotis

- Castle Comet (Italy) by Daniele Cipollina

- The Pair Above Germany (Germany) by Jens Hackmann

- Natural Beauty Vs Light Pollution (Alaska-USA) by Leopoldo Andriao Junior

- Himalaya Skygazing (India) by Ajay Talwar

- Rio Red Moon (Brazil) by Jose Carlos Diniz

- Comet McNaught Over Argentina (Argentina) by Eduardo Alejandro Pulver

- TWAN is featuring five special galleries of selected photos:

Latest Images

Dark Skies Importance

Cosmic Motions

TWAN APODs

World Heritage Sites

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

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