“ZVAIGŽŅOTĀ DEBESS” FORTY YEARS AGO

The First Anniversary Riga Planetarium by L. Kondraševa and I. Zimina (abridged) 
Remembering Piers Bohl by I. Rabinovičs (abridged) 

DEVELOPMENTS in SCIENCE 

Ten Years of Extrasolar Planet Discovery. Z.Alksne,  A.Alksnis 

NEWS 

Mirror of Baldone Schmidt Telescope Recoated. A.Alksnis 
Galactic Battles and Arctur. A.Barzdis 

SPACE RESEARCH and EXPLORATION 

The Ionized Io. J.Jaunbergs 
The First Strike on Comet. J.Jaunbergs 
Europe Goes to Moon with SMART-1. V.Kalniņš 
Meeting New NASA Administrator Mike Griffin (interview translated by J.Jaunbergs) 

SCIENTISTS of LATVIA 

Mathematician’s Life-Circle Devoted to Astronomy Сoncluded: Linārs Laucenieks 19.08.1934-11.05.2005 
List of Publications (1959-2005) by Prof. Dr.phys. Arturs Balklavs-Grīnhofs (continuation) 

PHYSICISTS of the UNIVERSITY of LATVIA in the WORLD 

My Wartime Experiences (concluded). Fr.Dravnieks 

At SCHOOL 

Problems of 32^nd Latvian Open Olympiad in Mathematics. A.Andžāns 
Tetracubes: Forming Symmetrical Shapes. B.Bārzdiņa, A.Cibulis 

MARS in the FOREGROUND 

An Eagle’s Eye for the Martian Orbit. J.Jaunbergs 

For AMATEURS 

Notable Solar Eclipses of 2005 and 2006. M.Gills 

FLASHBACK 

Origins of Indo-European Calendar. J.Klētnieks 
Contact with Stone Age Intellect. N.Cimahoviča  

NEW BOOKS  

The Long Expected “Astronomy for Higher Educational Institutions”. K.Bērziņš 
Modern. Astronomical. In Latgalian. On the Book by Io.Ryučāns. M.Gills 

CHRONICLE 

The Institute of Astronomy , University of Latvia , in 2004. V.Lapoška 
Insight into Using Financing of the European Regional Development Fund. I.Pundure 
Karlis Kaufmanis’ Memorial Scholarship (Regulation) 

The STARRY SKY in the AUTUMN of 2005. J. Kauliņš 

Supplement:  Astronomical Calendar 2006