“ZVAIGŽŅOTĀ DEBESS” FORTY YEARS AGO
In Order of the Day – «Black Holes». A.Balklavs (abridged)
«Pioneer-10» Starts for Jupiter. Ā.Alksne (abridged)

NEWS
A Funny Nebula which Has many Names. A.Alksnis

SPACE RESEARCH and EXPLORATION
Studies of Ionosphere in the Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre. M.Nechaeva, I.Šmelds
Satellite – not only for Television, but also for Forest Monitoring. L.Gulbe
Neil Armstrong. I.Ķešāns

COMMEMORATION of JĀNIS IKAUNIEKS’ CENTENARY
On Jānis Ikaunieks’ Intentions and Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre (concluded). E.Bervalds

ACADEMIC STAFF of the UNIVERSITY of LATVIA
Remarkable Latvian Mathematician Arvīds Lūsis (1900–1969). J.Dambītis, A.Cibulis

FLASHBACK
Astronomy Students of the Latvian State University – Graduates of 1952 (3rd continuation). A.Alksnis

The WAYS of KNOWLEDGE
Homo Sapiens: Art-Numbers-Astronomy. K.Schwartz, I.Pundure

For SCHOOL YOUTH
Latvia’s 40^th Open Astronomy Olympiad for Secondary School Students. M.Krastiņš
The 37^th Open Olympiad of Latvia in Physics. V.Flerov, D.Docenko, D.Bočarov, A.Cēbers

MARS in the FOREGROUND
The First Impressions from the Gale Crater. J.Jaunbergs

For AMATEURS
Astronomy at the Centre for Creative Learning ANNAS 2. E.Veide
Solar Halo at Zilaiskalns. R.Misa

COSMOS as an ART THEME
And the Stars Flow again into their Patterns of Winter (Poetry and Drawing). D.Lapāne

CHRONICLE
Library of the Institute of Astronomy of the University of Latvia. A.Bakēvica

The STARRY SKY in the WINTER of 2012/13. J.Kauliņš

Supplement:  Astronomical Phenomena and Planet Visibility in 2013: A Complex Diagram

• Winter, 2013
• Contents of other The STARRY SKY issues