Public Outreach in SERBIA

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Public Outreach in SERBIA
Natasa Stanic (SPoC for SERBIA)
Director of Public Observatory and Planetarium
Astronomical Society Rudjer Boskovic,
Belgrade Editor of The SHOW Starry detectives
- METROPOLIS TV
www.adrb.org
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History
Astronomical Society was found in 1934.
Astronomical magazine Vasiona has been
publishing since 1953. Society has Public
Observatory since1964. and Planetarium since
1969. Members 500, Visitors per year about 30
000 Volonteers 20 Employees 5
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Astronomy Magazine Vasiona
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• Popularization of astronomy
• Issues five time per year
• Contents
• Starry night events
• Astronomy articles
• Telescope guide
• New theories and discoveries
• Practical work of amateur astronomers
• The oldest magazine in popular science in
  Serbia

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Public Observatory
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Public Observatory is situated in specially
adapted (in 1964) Dizdars tower (build in
period 1404 1427) of Kalemegdan fortress
well known archeological site in Belgrade.
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Observation at Public Observatory
Observational program

• The Moon
• Planets
• Double stars
• Nebulae
• Globular clusters
• Open clusters

Photo Vladimir Nenezic
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Entrance to the Dizdars tower Public
Observatory
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Main office
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Classroom with the library (that is not actually
in use for permanent work)
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The Belgrade Planetarium
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Starry Night
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International Astronomical Olympiad - 7 medals -
October 7th Science Fiction Course - Nov
2007 Extrasolar Planets Course - Dec
2007 Astronomy.Inspiration.Art
2007-2009 Astro-poetry (read by an
actors) Astro-therapy (psychology - astronomy
Conection) Amateur Astrophotography Guest
lecturers Students Profesors
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Cooperation
Belgrade Parliament
Belgrade Cultural Center
Children Cultural Center
Mathematical Faculty Astronomy Department
University of Art
UNESCO - trying to, but
Publishing house for text-books
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Amateur astronomy Expeditions outside
Belgrade light polluted sky
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• Ongoing Projects in 2007
• Public lectures in most exciting astronomical
  topics
• space missions, new discoveries and new
  theories
• Astronomy.Inspiration.Art
• Documentary movies
• Total Eclipse of the Sun (Turkey, Antalia
  2006)
• - Summer School in Astronomy 2007, mountain
  GOLIJA
• Networking 1700 schools in Serbia trough
  different kind of activities
• Belgrade Book Fare Exhibition - October 2007
• Website in English - November 2007
• Website representing Serbia in IYA2009

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Thank you For your attention
Photo Goran Pavicic