Babak Amin Tafreshi Explained

Babak Amin Tafreshi (Persian: بابک امین تفرشی, born 1978 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian photographer, science journalist, and amateur astronomer.[1] He is the creator and director of The World At Night (TWAN), an international program in which photographers from around the world capture images of night skies as seen above notable landmarks of the planet.[2] He is also a member of the board of advisors of Astronomers Without Borders[3] and a project coordinator for the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009).

In 2009, he won the Lennart Nilsson Award for best scientific photography, in joint effort with NASA's Cassini Imaging Director Carolyn Porco.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Short biography . https://archive.today/20130416000152/http://www.twanight.org/tafreshi . dead . 2013-04-16 . The World at Night . 2009-09-28 .
  2. Web site: About The World at Night . TWAN website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090705092255/http://www.twanight.org/newtwan/about_us.asp . 2009-07-05 .
  3. http://www.astrowb.org Astronomers Without Borders
  4. Web site: Winning Lennart Nilsson award. Tehran Times. 2009-09-27.
  5. Web site: 2009 Lennart Nilsson Award . Lennart Nilsson Award website . 2009-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090926234039/http://www.lennartnilssonaward.se/winner.php?id=47%2C48 . 26 September 2009 . dead .

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