Conference "The BRITE Side of Stars”

"The BRITE Side of Stars” conference, highlighting the operation of the successful BRITE-Constellation of space telescopes and focusing on the projects and communication between researchers in the field of stellar astrophysics, will be held in Vienna from August 20 to 23, 2024.

Details are available on the conference homepage: https://britestars.univie.ac.at/home

Created: 05 December 2023

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Seminar of the Department of Astronomy 12.11.2024.

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Published: 05 November 2024 / Lectures

The next Seminar of the Department of Astronomy will be held by Dr Stefan Mihić, a doctoral student at the Department of Astronomy, on topic of Hydrodynamic simulations of supernova remnants...

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15th Serbian Conference on Spectral Line Shapes in Astrophysics

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Published: 01 November 2024 / Meetings

15th Serbian Conference on Spectral Line Shapes in Astrophysics will be held in the city of Niš, Serbia, in the period 9-13 June 2025. You can find all the information on the official website of the...

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Colloquium AOB 30-Oct-2024 - Secrets of the universe with Baikal-GVD neutrino telescope

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Published: 25 October 2024 / Lectures

The next Colloquium of the Astronomical Observatory will be held on Wednesday, October 30, at 2 PM in the Library. Speaker: Prof. Dr. Dmitry Naumov, DLNP JINR Deputy Director, PI of JINR Neutrino...

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The comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) visible from Serbia in October

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Published: 14 October 2024 / Press Releases

The comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) has reached its maximal brightness in October 2024, putting it in the public eye. C/2023 A3 went through the perihelion, i.e. it came closest to the Sun, on...

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Minister Dr. Jelena Begović visited the Astronomical Observatory

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Published: 07 October 2024 / Events

A delegation of the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation, headed by Minister Dr. Jelena Begovic, visited the Astronomical Observatory on October 3, 2024.

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A doubled powerful solar flare

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Published: 04 October 2024 / Press Releases

Another powerful solar flare was recorded on October 3rd at 12:18 UTC (which is 14:18 Belgrade time). The intensity of this flare was estimated at X9.0, and it occurred in the same active region as...

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A powerful solar flare

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Published: 02 October 2024 / Press Releases

The second most powerful solar flare of the current activity cycle was recorded on October 1st at 22:20 UTC (or October 2nd at 00:20 Belgrade time). The intensity of this flare was estimated at...

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Exhibition "Zvezdarografija" held in the Astronomical Observatory

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Published: 23 September 2024 / Events

Under the auspices of the City Municipality of Zvezdara, the Astronomical Observatory held an exhibition of photographs by local high school students.

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Astronomical Observatory in Belgrade Signs Agreement to Participate in Lunar Experiments During China Visit

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Published: 19 September 2024 / Events

Representatives of the Astronomical Observatory spent the early fall in the Chinese cities of Huangshan and Beijing, where they participated in a series of significant events in the field of space...

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A geomagnetic storm following an intense Solar eruption

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Published: 18 September 2024 / Press Releases

Magnetometers detected a sudden geomagnetic impulse around 23:30 UTC on September 16 (or around 01:30 CET on September 17). This happened at the moment when the solar wind from the coronal explosion...

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A bright object in the sky on August 25

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Published: 26 August 2024 / Press Releases

At 8:16 p.m. on 25/08/2024, the all-sky camera at the Vidojevica Astronomical Station recorded a bright trail on the northern side of the sky near the horizon, partially obscured by clouds. The...

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Observing Perseids

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Published: 11 August 2024 / Events

On Sunday, August 11, observation of Perseids will be organized at Beli Kamen near Prokuplje, at the foot of the Vidojevica mountain where the Vidojevica Astronomical Station is located. The event...

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The strongest eruption in this cycle of Solar activity

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Published: 30 July 2024 / Press Releases

The most powerful solar eruption since the beginning of this activity cycle was recorded on July 26 at 01:00 UTC by the Solar Orbiter (SolO) satellite. This eruption occurred in an active region on...

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Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade Celebrates 100 Years of Institutional Independence

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Published: 18 July 2024 / Press Releases

The Astronomical Observatory celebrated its 100th anniversary of institutional independence on the last weekend of June. To mark this significant milestone in the institution's history, a conference...

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Dr Darko Jevremović, Principal Research Fellow of the Astronomical Observatory, passed away

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Published: 16 July 2024 / Press Releases

Dr Darko Jevremović passed away unexpectedly on July 11, 2024, at the age of 56, in Supetar in Croatia.

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Serbian Astronomical Journal 208

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Published: 08 July 2024 / Press Releases

The newest issue of Serbian Astronomical Journal (208) is available at http://saj.math.rs, soon on ADS too.

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MWGaiaDN School: Frontiers of stellar evolution

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Published: 02 July 2024 / Meetings

Registration is open for the 2024 MW-Gaia Doctoral Network PhD School “Frontiers of stellar evolution” which will be held in Padova on Oct-15-17, 2024. Further information can be found here.

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Visits to the Astronomical Observatory during the International Technical Fair

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Published: 29 May 2024 / Events

During this year's 66th International Fair of Technics and Technical Achievements, the Astronomical Observatory hosted visitors from the People's Republic of China. First, on Wednesday, May 22,...

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Astronomical Observatory at the International Technical Fair

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Published: 29 May 2024 / Events

The Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade presented itself at this year's 66th International Fair of Technics and Technical Achievements with three projects. The MOSAIC CubeSat project was presented:...

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The RR Lyrae and Cepheid Meeting and the International School for Astrophysics

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Published: 24 May 2024 / Meetings

The RR Lyrae and Cepheid meeting 2024, "Frontiers of Classical Pulsators – Theory and Observations", will be held from November 23 to 30, 2024, in Marrakesh, Morocco. Attendance will be possible...

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Polar lights on Vidojevica

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Published: 13 May 2024 / Press Releases

There's an active region (AR3664) currently on the surface of the Sun, comparable in size to the active region from 1895, when a strong geomagnetic storm known as the Carrington Event occurred...

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A powerful Solar flare

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Published: 07 May 2024 / Press Releases

On May 6, 2024, at 06:40 UTC (08:40 local time), a powerful solar flare erupted from the Sun. The flare was classified as X4.5, making it the third-strongest flare of Solar Cycle 25. This follows...

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Dr Marko Stalevski Receives Recognition for Outstanding Contribution to Science

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Published: 03 April 2024 / Press Releases

The Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia marked five years since its establishment with a solemn awarding ceremony to researchers for their outstanding contribution to science through the Science...

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Call for Observation Proposals for AS Vidojevica

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Published: 28 March 2024 / Calls

The observation time allocation committee of Astronomical Station Vidojevica invites interested researchers to submit observation proposals for the second observing semester of 2024 by April 30. All the...

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Resolved stellar populations from photographic plates to large surveys

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Published: 25 March 2024 / Meetings

The scientific meeting “Resolved stellar populations from photographic plates to large surveys. A celebration of Peter B. Stetson’s career in astronomy” will take place in Florence, Italy, on 7-11...

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This year's largest Solar eruption

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Published: 26 February 2024 / Press Releases

The strongest solar eruption of the year was recorded on February 22 at 22:34 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) or at 23:34 in Belgrade time. This eruption was rated as X6.4, which ranks it high on...

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Three Solar explosions in the same spot

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Published: 10 February 2024 / Press Releases

The Sun is heading towards the maximum of its 11-year activity cycle, which is expected in 2025/2026. This is causing frequent eruptions on its surface. After eruptions on the Sun, there is an...

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Solar Eruption 06.02.2024.

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Published: 06 February 2024 / Press Releases

Today, on February 6, 2024 at 03:40 UTC (which is 04:40 in Belgrade time), a strong eruption (see image), with a magnitude of M4.2, occurred on the Sun. The eruption was in such a place on the...

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RR Lyrae and Cepheid Conference: RRL/CEP2024

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Published: 30 January 2024 / Meetings

The RR Lyrae and Cepheid Conference "RRL/CEP2024" will be organized in Marrakesh (Morocco) from 23th to 30th November 2024. For more information consult the conference website.

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Serbian Astronomical Journal 207

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Published: 17 January 2024 / Press Releases

The newest issue of Serbian Astronomical Journal (207) is available at http://saj.math.rs, soon on ADS too.

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The end of the course on Big Data in Space Science

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Published: 11 January 2024 / Events

Erasmus+ Master students in Astrophysics and Space Science (MASS) together with lecturers after finishing the course on Big Data in Space Science, which was held at the Astronomical Observatory...

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This Year's Greatest Solar Eruption

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Published: 02 January 2024 / Press Releases

This year's greatest solar eruption was recorded on December 31st at 21:55 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) or 22:55 hours by our time. In two to three days, the enhanced solar wind will flood the...

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DIASPORA 2023 – A Public Call for Joint Research Projects

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Published: 28 December 2023 / Calls

The Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia has opened a Public Call for the submission of project proposals within the Program of Support for Cooperation with the Serbian Scientific Diaspora - Joint...

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Exhibition "All is in number and measurement"

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Published: 16 November 2023 / Events

Astronomical Observatory, in collaboration with the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of the City of Belgrade, has opened an exhibition titled 'All is in number and measurement'.

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