Iran
Known
as Persia for 2500 years until the 20th century,
we
found an unimagined land of contrasts on our visit
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1999
Total Solar Eclipse Trip to Iran
Report and photo album |
| 2002
Return to Iran
Reports written for Astronomy.com during the May 2002 astronomy tour of Iran. |
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Travel
to Iran for the 2004 Transit of Venus
Join a tour led by Mike Simmons and the staff of Nojum Magazine. History, culture, nature, astronomy and the first Venus transit in 120 years. |
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Astronomy
in Iran
An article on astronomy in Iran from the Jan/Feb 2003 issue of Mercury Magazine in PDF format. Requires the free Acrobat Reader: Used by permission of Mercury Magazine. (c) 2003 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. |
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Amid
the Treasures of Persia
An article on astronomy in Iran from the April 2001 issue of Sky and Telescope Magazine in PDF format. Requires the free Acrobat Reader: Used by permission of Sky Publishing Corp. (c) 2001 Sky Publishing Corp. |
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Nojum
(Astronomy) Magazine of Iran
The only astronomy magazine in the Middle East The latest amateur astronomy news from Nojum A report on the January 9, 2001 lunar eclipse The first Iran Messier Marathon coming April 2001 Photo of Nojum's staff in their Tehran office |
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Shirin Observatory & Science Center
A highly successful volunteer effort to bring science, art and culture to the young people of Iran. |
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1999
Total Solar Eclipse Iran Commemorative
Stamps in a traditional Persian frame Order from Nojum (Astronomy) Magazine of Iran |
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Amateur activities
in Iran
Changing as more activity reports come from Iran |
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Dream
View: Images of Iran
by Babak Tafreshi and Oshin Zakarian Images of Iran from two of the country's best nature and night sky photographers, as seen in Sky and Telescope, Astronomy and Mercury Magazines. |
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Iran
Photo Album
A great photo album with
a lot about Iran's history, people, languages, music, carpets and more.
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Updated January 8, 2003