The World at Night

''Hovering in the Boston twilight, the elegant new moon beguiles onlookers just hours after skygazers in Iran have admired its thin form. That same crisp crescent hangs gracefully above the Vatican's domes, just as it inhabits the skies over Jerusalem's Temple Mount and the Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar. This single celestial element is a shared window for every one of us.''

A spectacular book with beautiful nightly photos of the great mystery that is the night sky. Written in simple, elegant language, it is a homage to our millennia-old fascination with Night, the stars and the vast unknown beyond our tangible world. Spanning the planet, the myths, the movements of the celestial elements, the deep connection of the human beings with the moon, and stressing the importance of light pollution, Babak Tafreshi brings a miracle to the readers.

Many thanks to Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.