newscientist.com — Iranian photographer Babak Tafreshi has won the 2009 Lennart Nilsson scientific photography prize. According to the award panel, his images "reclaim a night sky that most modern people have lost" – see some of them here. [gallery]
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hurricanedcSep 26, 2009
Great shots! They remind me of when I went on vacation to the Atacama Desert in Chile. The night sky there is amazing... definitely one of the things that I rue about city/suburb living.
niocanSep 26, 2009
I wish there wasn't any light pollution in cities... What a sight we're all missing. :(
parrot900Sep 26, 2009
Great pics! Really amazing, I love pics of stars and deep space and such!
bamboolemurSep 26, 2009
I'm surprised to hear this given that some Texas star parties have produced awesome pictures.For ex: <a class="user" href="http://www.vimeo.com/4505537" rel="nofollow">http://www.vimeo.com/4505537</a>
josexphSep 26, 2009
well, to bad i live in the south east, the most foggy muggy ugly place over.