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- 6 June 2023
Imagine an observation night like this: a crystal clear sky, no dust, no moisture, no clouds, no atmosphere in fact. The stars hardly move, and you don’t need tracking. There is no twilight, it is either day or night.
Read the full article- 3 June 2023
Saturn’s rings are eye candy for keen sky observers. They were first noticed by Galileo in 1610, but he did not know what he was seeing at that time. He had a small telescope with modest magnification, and it seemed to him that Saturn was a planet composed of three parts.
Read the full article- 29 May 2023
Rising majestically in isolation from the green riches of eastern Serbia, between Boljevac and Sokobanja, the Serbian pyramid- mountain Rtanj, leaves a strong (first and lasting) impression with its mystical beauty.
Read the full article- 25 May 2023
In our previous blog we talked about the size of our planetary system and this story needs an ending, so the next planet is another giant of the solar system, Saturn.
Read the full article- 21 May 2023
We can often see drawings of our planetary system in textbooks, but what is not shown are the true dimensions. That makes sense considering the vastness, but let’s try to get a clearer image of that.
Read the full article- 18 May 2023
When astronomers at the beginning of the twentieth century knew a good number of long-period comets, they tried to extract as much information as possible from their orbital data.
Read the full article- 15 May 2023
For centuries, Jupiter and Saturn have been competing for the position of the planet with the most satellites. So, what’s the score? Galileo discovered four satellites of Jupiter in 1610, but by the end of the century Saturn had led with five new satellites.
Read the full article- 12 May 2023
Quantum physics has long had the image of something complicated and difficult to understand. This is justified, but it is not a reason to run away from that world where things do not quite work the way we are used to.
Read the full article- 9 May 2023
Just days ago, on Friday, May 5th, the celestial mechanics planned an eclipse of the Moon by the Earth’s penumbra, which sadly means that there was nothing of the great celestial show to see. But there is still something to learn here!
Read the full article- 5 May 2023
Deceptive spring is about to turn another volatile episode in the week ahead. What is the condition above, above the Earth’s sphere of life? Unstable is what’s up there!
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