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 |
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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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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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Amateur activities
in Iran
Changing as more activity reports come from Iran |
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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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Photography
of Babak Tafreshi
Images of Persia from astronomer, naturalist and Nojum Magazine editor Babak Tafreshi (featured in Sky and Telescope Magazine, April 2001) |
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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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