TWAN - The World At Night
The World At Night (TWAN) is an international effort to present stunning nightscape photos and timelapse videos of the world’s landmarks against celestial attractions. TWAN is a bridge between art, science, and culture. Taha Ghouchkanlu. Taha Ghouchkanlu, born in 1988, is an Iranian photographer and founding director of Sky Studio in Tehran.
Galleries - TWAN
Summer Stars and Milky Way Above the Matterhorn. By: Wally Pacholka Location: Switzerland Date: August 2024. 1. …. The World At Night (TWAN) is an international effort to present stunning nightscape photos and timelapse videos of the world’s landmarks against celestial attractions. TWAN is a bridge between art, science, and culture.
Comet, Not a Rocket! - TWAN
2 days ago · The little girl, with a heart full of fear, gazes at the sky, mistaking the bright comet for the nightmares of war and rockets. But her mother holds her close and softly whispers, ‘Don’t worry, my love.This is not a rocket; it’s a magnificent comet, a messenger from the galaxy that knows no borders and where war has no meaning.
Super Moon Over the Sea of Clouds - TWAN
2 days ago · The Super Moon rises from the sea of clouds at Mount Niubei in Sichuan Province, China, offering an amazing view where the full Moon and Earth’s shadow appear to rise in tandem.Above the Earth’s setting shadow lies a pinkish glow, known as the Belt of Venus.
About Us - TWAN
The World At Night (TWAN) program started in 2007 with accomplished dedicated night sky photographers from across the planet who brought decades of experience and images to an international effort aligned with nature conservation, art and science education, and humanity. TWAN creates and exhibit thousands of finely selected stunning and true ...
The Milky Way: Winter vs. Summer - TWAN
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way is shaped like a disk, 100 thousands light-years in diameter. The Solar System in inside the disc but located at the rim of the Milky Way Galaxy, some 25,000 light-years off from the center.
Deepscapes - TWAN
Challenging true single exposure photos of surreal celestial scenes beyond our naked eyes limits, with the deep sky objects above Earth landscape. Captured using fast telephoto lenses, sensitive cameras (often astro-modified), excellent night sky condition, and sometimes star-trackers.
Special Gallery - TWAN
The World At Night (TWAN) is an international effort to present stunning nightscape photos and timelapse videos of the world’s landmarks against celestial attractions. TWAN is a bridge between art, science, and culture.
Observatories - TWAN
The sky above observatories around the world. See where astronomers explore the universe through these giant eyes. This world-unique gallery features over 30 professional observatories in 6 continents as well as ancient, historic, and amateur observatories.
Aurora from Turkey - TWAN
From the photographer: “Just finished processing this all-sky panorama captured at 02:15 GMT+3. The reds were not evident as before, without any curtains or movements whatsoever, as compared to earlier. I still wondered how the activity was going on, because interplanetary magnetic field values given at spaceweather.com were stronger than ...