“ZVAIGŽŅOTĀ DEBESS” FORTY YEARS AGO

Congratulations to Editorial Board of “Zvaigžņotā Debess” by E.R.Mustel, President of the Astronomical Council of the USSR Academy of Sciences
Gould’s Belt. A.Alksne (abridged)
At the Radioastrophysical Observatory of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. I.Daube (abridged)

DEVELOPMENTS in SCIENCE

Lopsided Galaxies. Z.Alksne, A.Alksnis

NEWS

HII Region Gum 29 – a Stellar Nursery. A.Alksnis
On Collision of Asteroid 2008 TC3 with the Earth. D.Docenko
On „Leap Second”. V.Lapoška

INTERNATIONAL YEAR of ASTRONOMY 2009

Beginning of the International Year of Astronomy in Paris: Impressions by Latvian Delegates. I.Vilks, M.Gills

SPACE RESEARCH and EXPLORATION

Equatorial Ridge on Iapetus. J.Jaunbergs
Space Shuttle Is Not Likely to Retire Next Year. M.Sudārs
Planet Satellite Names in Latvian. I.Vilks

ACADEMIC STAFF of the UNIVERSITY of LATVIA

Self-Taught in Physics Roberts Krastiņš. J.Jansons

LATVIAN SCIENTISTS

Credo Spatioso Numen in Orbe (Interview with Dr.habil.math. Aivars Lorencs). A.Andžāns
In Memoriam: Dr.habil.phys. Juris Tambergs (11.08.1942-25.11.2008) 

ASTRONOMY SUMMER SCHOOLS

With Nordic Optical Telescope in Canary Islands. O.Smirnova, A.Barzdis

At SCHOOL

Astronomy Returned to School Syllabus. Dz.Knohenfelde
Assembling New Team of Latvian Mathematicians in 2008. A.Andžāns
Latvia’s 36^th Open Astronomical Olympiad for Secondary School Students. M.Krastiņš 

MARS in the FOREGROUND

Water for Martians. J.Jaunbergs

For AMATEURS

Observations of Partial Solar Eclipse on the Banks of Daugava. M.Gills
On Total Solar Eclipse in Siberia or Altai’s Odyssey 2008. G.Šķila
Eagle’s Story about Lunar Eclipse. Star Party σ Aquilae in Viļķene. M.Krastiņš, M.Gills
Public Observatory in Rāmkalni. M.Gills 

NEW BOOKS

Lords of Eternity. N.Cimahoviča

COSMOS as an ART THEME

Universe as Philately Subject (4^th continuation). J.Štrauss
The STARRY SKY in the SPRING of 2009. J.Kauliņš