“ZVAIGŽŅOTĀ DEBESS” FORTY YEARS AGO
Meeting of All-Union Radio-Astronomers in Riga. A.Balklavs et al. (abridged)
Observation of Solar Eclipse on 22 September 1968 in Shadrinsk. I.Daube (abridged) 

DEVELOPMENTS in SCIENCE
Highly Unstable Binary Star η Carinae. Z.Alksne, A.Alksnis 

NEWS
New Research of “Run-Away” B-Type Giant. V.Karitāns
New Near-Earth Asteroid Discovered at Baldone Observatory. I.Eglītis 

INTERNATIONAL YEAR of ASTRONOMY 2009
Beginning of the International Year of Astronomy. M.Gills
UNESCO and IAU Sign Key Agreement on Astronomy and World Heritage Initiative 

SPACE RESEARCH and EXPLORATION
Metal Insects on the Moon. J.Jaunbergs
India’s Space Research Program – Can Manned Missions Be Expected Soon? M.Sudārs
SpaceShip 2 Prepares to Take Passengers for a Ride in Space. M.Sudārs
Antimatter Engine. V.Kalniņš 

ACADEMIC STAFF of the UNIVERSITY of LATVIA
Professor in Physics Fridrihs Treijs (22.10.1887-04.05.1965). J.Jansons 

NEW DOCTORS of SCIENCES
Spectroscopy of Diffuse Astrophysical Plasma. D.Docenko

ASTRONOMY SUMMER SCHOOLS
Nordic-Baltic Research Course 2008 in Moletai. A.Laure 

The WAYS of KNOWLEDGE
Rethinking Philosophy Today. R.Kūlis 

At SCHOOL
The 33^rd Open Olympiad of Latvia in Physics. V.Flerov, A.Cēbers, D.Docenko, D.Bočarov, P.Nazarov, J.Timošenko, V.Kaščejev
49^th International Mathematical Olympiad. A.Andžāns

MARS in the FOREGROUND
Polar Landscape of Mars. J.Jaunbergs 

AMATEUR’S PAGE
Partial August Solar Eclipse Observed in Saulkrasti. A.Sokolov 

COSMOS as an ART THEME
Universe as Philately Subject (3^rd continuation). J.Štrauss

FLASHBACK
A.Chizhevsky: A Life Dedicated to Science. M.Docenko 

CHRONICLE
UL Institute of Astronomy – 10 (1997-2007) (concluded). I.Vilks, M.Ābele, A.Alksnis, I.Eglītis, I.Šmelds
European SWEETS Bus Tells about Space Weather. B.Rjabovs, A.Alksnis
Radio Astronomy in Latvia: Successful Experiment. N.Cimahoviča

READERS' SUGGESTIONS
Number of Satellites and Their Potential Collisions. M.Sudārs 

READERS' QUESTIONS
What about Developments on the Sun? D.Docenko, I.Šmelds 

The STARRY SKY in the WINTER of 2008/09. J.Kauliņš