Autumn 2020

"Zvaigžņotā Debess" The Starry Sky Autumn 2020 (249) CONTENTS

ACTUALITIES
The News Briefly. Ilgonis Vilks, Mārtiņš Gills. Page 2.
Latvia Has Joined the European Space Agency. Ilgonis Vilks, Mārcis Donerblics. Page 8.
The Archive of Astronomical Images Serves the Science. Ilgmārs Eglītis. Page 10.
A Comet of the Summer 2020. Mārtiņš Gills. Page 13.

EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE
Fast Radio Bursts Continue to Surprise. Ilgonis Vilks, Artūrs Vrubļevskis. Page 17.

SPACEFLIGHT
On the Way to the Huge Spacecraft. Raitis Misa. Page 22.
Successfully Forth and Back. Raitis Misa. Page 24.
Is the International Space Station Finished? Māris Gertāns. Page 28.

OLYMPIC CHALLENGE
“Pokemon Physics”. Prepared by Inese Dudareva. Page 35.

SPACEFLIGHT
Lunar Gateway is Not Opening Yet. Raitis Misa. Page 36.

ASTROSITE
To Descend into the Meteorite Crater. Mārtiņš Gills. Page 41.

PHOTO STORY
The Show Half Night Long. Jānis Šatrovskis. Page 42.

AMATEUR ASTRONOMY
First Step into the Astrophotography. Ilgonis Vilks. Page 44.

SCHOOL ASTRONOMY
The 48th Open School Astronomy Olympiad in Latvia. Māris Krastiņš. Page 50.

THAT’S INTERESTING
Sundials in Latvia. Mārtiņš Gills. Page 52.

LOOK BACK
Astronomy Outpost for 150 Years. Ilgonis Vilks. Page 54.

MOBILE APP
A Picture of the Moon Under Any Circumstances. Mārtiņš Gills. Page 59.

OVERVIEW OF THE SKY
Celestial Bodies in the Autumn of 2020. Juris Kauliņš. Page 60.