Winter 2018

Zvaigžņotā Debess (The Starry Sky) No. 242, Winter 2018/19. CONTENTS

DISCOVERIES

Mārtiņš Gills. What if Oumuamua is a Solar Sail? p. 2.

Mārtiņš Gills. Insight into the Birth of the Planet. p. 4.

RESEARCH

Ilgonis Vilks. Puzzles of Evolution of the Early Universe. p. 6.

Kurts Švarcs. Research of the Active Galactic Nuclei. p. 12.

SPACEFLIGHT

Raitis Misa. Make America Great Again. p. 18.

Māris Gertāns. “Soyuz” Rocket Crash in a Broader Context. p. 22.

Anna Gintere. News of the Solar System Research. p. 26.

SOLAR SYSTEM

Jānis Jaunbergs. Chaotic Hyperion. p. 32.

PHOTO STORY

Sergejs Klimanskis. Picture of the Galaxy M82 by Lielzeltiņi Observatory. p. 36.

FLASHBACK

Jānis Jaunbergs. Three Men in an Orbit Around the Moon. p. 38.

FOR AMATEURS

Jānis Šatrovskis. Aurora Borealis Watcher Notes. p. 46.

Māris Krastiņš. Ķoņi mills, Partial Solar eclipse and Perseids. p. 52.

Anna Gintere. Beauty of the Space in Pictures. p. 56.

ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA

Juris Kauliņš. Astronomical Phenomena in Winter of 2018/2019. p. 60.