World at Night (eBook)

Spectacular photographs of the night sky

BABAK TAFRESHI (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
256 Seiten
White Lion Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-78131-914-7 (ISBN)

Infos

See the full beauty of our night sky revealed as never before in over 200 photographs from around the world. Bringing together the images of over 40 photographers across 25 countries, be astounded by the lights of the night sky in some of the darkest places on earth; discover the beauty of galaxies, planets, and stars; view great celestial events; and see some of the world's most important landmarks against the backdrop of an incredible nightscape. Babak Tafreshi, founder of the international organization The World at Night, has curated the images in this collection—many of them previously unseen—to reveal the true splendor of the sky at night. A specialist guide to night-sky photography will help you capture your own gorgeous images of the heavens.Commentary on the science, astronomy, and photography accompany stunning images organized by theme:Symbols of all nations and religions embraced by one sky of endless beautiesUNESCO World Heritage Sites at nightThe Universe revealed through constellations, sky motions, atmospheric phenomenon, Aurora, and other wondersImages highlighting the beauty of dark skies away from light-polluted urban areasCelestial events, from great comets to spectacular eclipsesAstro-tourism destinations, like ancient astronomical monuments and modern observatories

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.11.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Fotografieren / Filmen
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Schlagworte: astonomers without borders • Astrology • Astronomy • Astrophotography • astro-tourism • astrotourism • Atlas • Atlases • atmospheric optics • Aurora • Brian Cox • Celestial • celestial events • Comet • Conjunctions • Constellations • cosmic motions • dark sky refuges • digital • Environment • Film • Galaxy • Geology • Global • how to • landmarks at night • landscape photography • Light pollution • Mars • Meteors • milky way • Moon • National Geographic • nature photography • Neil deGrasse Tyson • Night • Nightlife • night photography techniques • night photos • nightscape • nightskape • night sky images • night sky photography • Nighttime • northern lights • Observatories • photo journalism • Photos • Pictures • Planets • Science • sky motions • sky photos • Solar eclipse • Solar System • Star • stargazers • Star Patterns • star photos • star trails • time lapse photography • Travel • twan • Twilight • UNESCO World Heritage Sites • Universe • Venus • World
• ISBN-10: 1-78131-914-6 / 1781319146
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78131-914-7 / 9781781319147