“ZVAIGŽŅOTĀ DEBESS” FORTY YEARS AGO
Problems of Gamma Rays Astronomy. A. Balklavs (abridged)
Lunar Expedition Apollo-14. I.Daube (abridged)

DEVELOPMENTS in SCIENCE
The Proto-planetary Nebulae Phase in Stellar Evolution. A.Laure

NEWS
Herschel’s View into Mira’s Head. A.Alksnis
New Deep Sky Survey WiggleZ Completed: Waiting for Results. D.Docenko

SPACE RESEARCH and EXPLORATION
Exploring the Kennedy Space Center and Bidding Farewell to the Space Shuttle. M.Gertāns

ACADEMIC STAFF of the UNIVERSITY of LATVIA
Assistant Professor Nikolajs Brāzma (1913-1966), a Remarkable Mathematician of Latvia. J.Dambītis

FLASHBACK
Physicists’ Aspirations to Return Fundamental Science to the Latvian State University in the 1950s-1960s. J.Jansons

For SCHOOL YOUTH
The 36^th Open Olympiad of Latvia in Physics. V.Flerov, A.Cēbers, D.Bočarov, J.Timošenko, D.Docenko, V.Kaščejev
Latvia’s 39^th Open Astronomy Olympiad for Secondary School Students. M.Krastiņš

MARS in the FOREGROUND
Prospects for Heavy Lift Launchers. J.Jaunbergs

COSMOS as an ART THEME
Music of the Stars. A.Alksnis
Paintress Zenta Logina’s View on Prehistory. N.Cimahoviča
I See my Own Star. I.Šteimane

BELIEVE IT or NOT
How to Cope with Non-priority Direction (concluded). I.Pundure

CHRONICLE
The 200^th Anniversary of Tartu Observatory. I.Vilks

READERS' SUGGESTIONS
Tracks in Space History. I.Bite

The STARRY SKY in the WINTER of 2011/12. J.Kauliņš

Supplement:  Astronomical Phenomena and Planet Visibility in 2012: A Complex Diagram

• Winter, 2011
• Contents of other The STARRY SKY issues;