Events

• Proposals for observing programs at BTA, RATAN-600, Zeiss-1000, Zeiss-2000 and ZTSh (CrAO, Ukraine) are being submitted from 1 August till 10 September, 2010.
• All-Russia Astronomical Conference
  "From the Era of Galilei to the Present" (September 13-18, 2010)
• The workshop "Astrophysics of objects with extreme brightness temperature" (September 13, 2010)
• International Conference "Magnetic Stars" (August 27 - September 1, 2010)

News

In the spectral observations of stars with infrared circular nebulae, found in the Spitzer survey (24 microns), a new LBV star was discovered in the Galaxy. More...

A bright extended nebulosity around a lenticular galaxy NGC 4460 was discovered by Igor Karachentsev and Serafim Kaisin (2008, A&A, 479, 603) during the recent H survey of nearby galaxies on the SAO RAS 6-m telescope. More...

CH Cyg is one of the most fascinating as well as the brightest and closest symbiotic stars. It's composed of an M7 giant and a hot companion, most likely an accreting white dwarf. More...

Archive

Update

Telescopes:

05.07.10	A new schedule of the RATAN-600 observations (the second half of 2010)
22.06.10	A new schedule of the Zeiss-1000 observations (the second half of 2010)
15.06.10	A new schedule of the BTA observations (the second half of 2010)

Publications:

29.07.10	Astrophysical Bulletin, vol. 65, number 3 is published. (Russian version "Astrofizicheskii Byulleten")
21.06.10	SAO Report 2007-2008

Service:

03.09.10	SAO videoconference translations (local access)
03.09.10	Announce, news, discussion (local access)