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These evenings, until the end of January and the beginning of February, astronomy enthusiasts will have the chance to witness a rare celestial event. Six planets of the Solar System will be visible si...

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

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...

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 th...

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 X7.1, ...

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 r...

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 bright...

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 th...

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 w...

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

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

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. Severa...

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 four...

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 Fu...

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 the...

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 increas...

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 surface...

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

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 Ear...

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