TWAN Newsletter

25 December 2009

Reports

- TWAN events started in Scandinavia with a traveling exhibition in Sweden, supported by the Swedish Astronomical Society. More

- A traveling exhibition and side programs of The World at Night in Hungary, in conjunction with the International Year of Astronomy 2009 made major public attention t the night sky. More

Latest Photos and Videos

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

Americas

USA
- Mojave Desert Fireball by Wally Pacholka
- Geminid Meteor over Monument Valley by Wally Pacholka
- Monument Valley Falling Star by Wally Pacholka
- Jupiter and Arch by Wally Pacholka

CANADA
- Sky above Iceberg (time-lapse video) by Yuichi Takasaka
- The Night Show of Aurora Village (time-lapse video) by Yuichi Takasaka

Europe

France
- Meteor in Brittany Morning Sky by Laurent Laveder
- Normandy Panorama by Laurent Laveder
- Starry Self Portrait by Laurent Laveder

Greece
- Moon and Planets from an Ancient Crater by Stefan Seip
- Solstice Sun Over Sounion by Anthony Ayiomamitis
- Oropos Sunset by Anthony Ayiomamitis

Sweden
- Gotland Moonset by P-M Heden
- Northern Hemisphere Milky Way by P-M Heden

Norway
- Starryscape at 69 North by Babak A. Tafreshi
- Aurora above Fjord Landscape by Babak A. Tafreshi
- A Glimpse of Far North (time-lapse video) by Bernd Proschold

Austria
- Above Thousand Peaks (time-lapse video) by Bernd Proschold

Spain
- Caparra by Moonlight by Juan Carlos Casado
- Lying under the Galactic Arch by Juan Carlos Casado
- Monfrague Milky Way by Juan Carlos Casado

Hungary
- ISS-Atlantis Trail by Tamas Ladanyi
- Windmill Surprise by Tamas Ladanyi
- Sunset to Moonrise Panorama by Tamas Ladanyi
- Moonlit Autumn Night of Hungary by Tamas Ladanyi

Asia and Middle East

Iran
- Meteors and Winter Milky Way by Babak A. Tafreshi
- Falling Star and Historic Ruin by Babak A. Tafreshi
- Geminid Meteor Shower in Video (time-lapse video) by Babak A. Tafreshi
- Sirius and a Striking Meteor by Babak A. Tafreshi
- Imam Reza Moonrise by Oshin D. Zakarian
- Autumn Night of Mazandaran by Oshin D. Zakarian

Turkey
- Double Meteors above Turkey by Tunc Tezel
- All-sky Composite of Geminid Meteors by Tunc Tezel
- Starry Sky of a Mediterranean Harbor by Tunc Tezel
- Sky of Ancients by Tunc Tezel
- Edge-on Milky Way by Tunc Tezel

Nepal
- Orion Trails above Himalaya by Oshin D. Zakarian
- The Top of the World by Babak A. Tafreshi
- Orion Rises above Himalaya (time-lapse video) by Babak A. Tafreshi
- Ama Dablam Martian Rise (time-lapse video) by Babak A. Tafreshi
- Himalayan Skyscape by Babak A. Tafreshi
- Night in the Land of Temples by Oshin D. Zakarian
- Himalayan Dream by Oshin D. Zakarian
- Starry Night of Buddha by Oshin D. Zakarian

China
- The Little Bear by P.K. Chen
- Milky Way of Yunnan by P.K. Chen
- Great Wall Halo by Juan Carlos Casado
- Robotic Telescope by P.K. Chen
- Yunnan Astronomical Observatory by P.K. Chen
- Orion Rises in Yunnan by P.K. Chen

Taiwan
- Amateur Observatory by P.K. Chen

Australia and Pacific

Chile (Easter Island)
- Night Arrives in Easter Island by Stephane Guisard
- Meteor, Galaxy, and Volcano by Stephane Guisard
- The Large Magellanic above Easter Island by Stephane Guisard

Australia
- Evening Twilight and the Living Desert by John Goldsmith

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:

- Milky Way from Valle de la Luna (Chile) by Manel Soria
- Crepuscular Rays from Capuchos (Portugal) by Miguel Claro
- Per Aspera ad Astra (Poland) by Marek Nikodem
- Moon and Jupiter over Cahore Strand (Ireland) by Eric Clarke
- Medieval Moon (Italy) by Marco Candotti
- Gazing at the Sky (Iran) by Sara Khalafinejad
- Moon and Jupiter over Hogehall (Sweden) by Jimmy Nordstrom
- Ft. McKavett Ruins at Night (USA) by Bryan R. Tobias
- ISS above Bad Mergentheim (Germany) by Jens Hackmann
- Observing the Night Skies (Romania) by Cristina Tinta-Vass
- Sariska Jungle Milky Way Trails (India) by C B Devgun
- Moon and Jupiter above Olympus Mountain (Greece) by Chris Kotsiopoulos
- Band of the Milky Way (Iran) by Mahdi Zamani
- Iridium Flare over Cottage (Slovakia) by Tomas Maruska
- Night Sky from Ft. McKavett (USA) by Bryan R. Tobias

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

- Comet Hyakutake Passes the Earth by Doug Zubenel
- Geminid Meteor over Monument Valley by Wally Pacholka
- Himalayan Skyscape by Babak Tafreshi

- 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. 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
www.twanight.org

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