D. RadmilovićS. Milošević

Astronomical Society “Ruđer Bošković”

   Amateur astronomical observations in

Astronomical Society “Ruđer Bošković” (ASRB) have very long tradition. First observations were done soon after foundation of Public Observatory in 1964. In 2008 ASRB has organized 6th Summer School of Astronomy (6th SSA) on the mountain Kopaonik (1800 m above sea level) with six sections: methodology of amateur astronomical observations, physical properties of meteors, variable stars, Sun spots observations, practical astrophotography and observation material processing. In this work observational equipment in ASRB will be presented as well as some of results and suggestions for future work and development.

Conventions with astronomical societies from our neighbour countries

Astronomical camps – Letenka 2008 Summer School of Astronomy Spring and Autumn course of astronomy in

planetarium of Astronomical Society “Ruđer Bošković”

Planetarium projections Working on projects with CCD camera

Convention of astronomy in Macedonia – 01.08.2008., in organization of Skopskog Astonomical Society on mountain Vrteška, nearby Štip

1100 m above sea level Participants were astronomers amateurs

from Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia 30 lovers of astronomy attended this

convention

Lesson before observing

Group picture of participants of astronomical convention in Macedonia

Astronomy convention in Croatia, Petrova Gora on 29th of August, 2008

Astronomical weekend was held and astronomers from Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia were all present

40 astronomers attended this astroparty

Exchange of experience in Croatia

An astronomer amateur from Slovenia with equptment for astrophotography

Convention in Serbia, in camp Letenka on mountain Fruška Gora was held from 10-13th of July, 2008

Many lovers of astronomy were present becouse of the three day exchange of experiance. Participants: Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia and Serbia

Over 100 participants were present and what’s more important, every year there are more and more young people attending this astrocamp

Convention in Serbia, summer 2008

Young observer of Jupter

Every summer our society is organizer of School of Astronomy for parties

Lessons are held every year on different mountain

Society is carrying it’s own equipment, telescopes where the attendants of school are exercising their knowledge gained in this school

In planetarium of Astronomical Society lectures in astronomy are held for interested citizens

Courses are held on weekends During lectures teachers are using

planetarium

Every evening, projectons in planetarum are held for interested citizens

Besides that, projectons are held also for scholars, students and other interested parties

Planetarium of our society is located beneath Kalemegdan fortress, in one very old Turkish amam (bathroom)

Society got a CCD camera from astronomer from Slovenia (Ljubinko Jovanović) from Kranjska Gora

Projects have been done in these areas of astronomy: photometry spectrometry for observing transits of exosolar planets

D. Radmilović – treger461@nadlanu.com

S. Milošević – paul_q60@yahoo.com WWW.ADRB..ORG

15TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ASTRONOMERS OF SERBIA