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Institute of Astronomy
Last Update
21.02.2012 |
Status | Independent institute | ||
Phone | 67034580 | ||
Fax | 67034582 | ||
astra@latnet.lv | |||
Internet address | |||
Director | Dr.phys. Ilgmārs Eglītis | ||
Phone | 67932863 | ||
Fax | 67034582 | ||
ilgmars@latnet.lv; astra@latnet.lv | |||
Scientific secretary | Kalvis Salmiņš | ||
Phone | 67034580 | ||
Fax | 67034582 | ||
Kalvis.salmins@lu.lv | |||
Collaboration faculties | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, Institute Of Atomic Physics and Spectroscopy, Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformatics | ||
Visiting address | 19 Raiņa bulv., rooms 401-404, 501, 504, 508, 509, Kandavas 2, Baldone Riekstukalns | ||
Postal address | 19 Raiņa bulv., Rīga, LV-1586, Latvia | ||
Branches of research | Astronomy | ||
Main areas of research |
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1. | Spectral and photometric study of the late stages of stellar evolution in selected sky regions | ||
2. | Study of the interstellar matter | ||
3. | Solar system minor body observations | ||
4. | High-precision satellite laser ranging into the frame of global coordinated programs for geodynamics, research and development of ranging technique and methods | ||
5. | Schmidt telescope plate archive digitization and database generation, obtained data analysis | ||
6. | Maintaining and updating the Catalogue of Galactic Cool Carbon Stars | ||
Academic staff (on 31.01.2012) | 15 | ||



