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The World at Night - Spectacular photographs of the night sky

English · Hardback

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In partnership with the international organisations The World at Night and Astronomy Without Borders – The World at Night is a stunning, expertly curated celebration of our night sky.

List of contents

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1:  One People, One Sky
Chapter 2:  World Heritages
Chapter 3:  Hidden Universe
Chapter 4:  Events That Shook the World
Chapter 5:  Fragile Beauty of Darkness
Chapter 6:  Dark Sky Refuges
PHOTOGRAPHERS
HOW TO TAKE NIGHTSCAPEPHOTOGRAPHS
PICTURE CREDITS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

About the author










Babak Tafreshi is an award winning photographer working with National Geographic, a master of night-time photography and nightscape videos. He uses the context of night sky to bridge Earth and sky, art and science, cultures and time. He is also a science journalist and in 2007 founded The World at Night (TWAN) program; an elite group of about 40 photographers in 25 countries who present images to reconnect people with the importance and beauty of the night sky and natural nights.
 
Born in 1978 in Tehran he is based in Boston, United States, but could be anywhere on the planet, chasing stories from the Sahara to the Himalayas or Antarctica. He is also a contributor to Sky&Telescope magazine, the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and a board member of Astronomers Without Borders, an international organization to bridge between cultures and connect people around the world through their common interest to astronomy. He received the 2009 Lennart Nilsson Award, the world’s most recognized award for scientific photography, for his global contribution to night sky photography.


Summary

In partnership with the international organisations The World at Night and Astronomy Without Borders – The World at Night is a stunning, expertly curated celebration of our night sky.

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