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The World At Night

About The World At Night

The World At Night (TWAN) team of expert landscape astrophotographers has created a collection of photographs and time-lapse videos of the world’s most beautiful and historic sites against a nightime backdrop of stars, planets and celestial events. This award-winning project has had dozens of images featured on NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day and the website of National Geographic.

Browse the TWAN website for more.

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Share your activities with others around the world by posting a Member Report for the worldwide astronomy community to see! Your reports help Astronomers Without Borders show sponsors how successful our programs are, too!

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Program Goals

Create a large online collection of nightscape photos and timelapse videos
Show the night sky in the context of landmarks worldwide
Increase awareness of the wonders of the night sky
Demonstrate the connection between Earth, sky, and culture

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