Written by Jaša Čalogović
Sunday, 12 July 2020 00:27
NEOWISE comet (C/2020 F3) is currently one of the most spectacular objects on the night sky. It was discovered on 27th March 2020 by NEOWISE space telescope and it reached its perihelion (closest point to the Sun, 0.29 AU) on 3rd July. Its closest approach to the Earth will be on 23rd July at a distance of 0.69 AU.
Ivica Skokic from Hvar Observatory made a beautiful photo of a comet NEOWISE from small town Samobor near Zagreb on 10th July which we publish
here.
Written by Jaša Čalogović
Wednesday, 25 March 2020 11:40
Beside the recent
coronavirus pandemic issues and restrictions that were introduced also in Croatia by the mid of March, on 22nd March 2020 at 6:25 AM Zagreb was hit by
powerful 5.5 magnitude earthquake with epicentre close to Zagreb city centre. This was the strongest earthquake in Zagreb in the last 140 years and caused severe damage in historical city centre. The Faculty of Geodesy building where Hvar Observatory offices are situated was also impacted. Few pictures after the Zagreb earthquake are available
here.
Read more: Hvar Observatory also hit by earthquake in Zagreb
Written by Mateja Dumbovic
Monday, 30 September 2019 13:21
The European Researchers' Night was held in Zagreb on Friday 27.09.2019., organized by the
Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ) where the Hvar Observatory of the Faculty of Geodesy, University of Zagreb also participated.
European Researchers' Night is an initiative implemented throughout Europe with the financial support of the European Commission (under the
EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation - Horizon 2020). The aim of the initiative is to popularize science, to bring science and the work of scientists closer to the public, to encourage young people to enter into research careers and to inform the general public about European and national policies in the field of science. In Croatia, the European Researchers' Night has been held at several locations in four Croatian cities: Zagreb, Split, Rijeka and Osijek. Part of the European Researchers' Night 2019 program, organized by the
Croatian Science Foundation, took place in the Zagreb Grič Tunnel, where the pupils of Zagreb elementary schools presented the results of workshops that they made together with Croatian scientists during June and September.
Dr. Sc.
Mateja Dumbović from the Hvar Observatory took a part in the workshops with the students of
Prečko Elementary School and prepared a play with the topic "Space forecasters", that was performed several times in the Grič tunnel and on the European Square stage. As part of a stand in the Grič Tunnel, visitors were also able to learn directly from group of young space forecasters or "Prečko space cadets" about Sun storms, were able to assemble a Sun puzzle or a satellite and win for a reward posters of the Sun and space.
Written by Jaša Čalogović
Thursday, 20 December 2018 11:43
Following the success of the first meeting held in China (
CESPM 2017, Kunming, Yunnan) the
2nd China-Europe Solar Physics Meeting (CESPM 2019) was organized from
6 to 10 May 2019 in
Hvar, Croatia. Main aim of this meeting is to strengthen the collaboration between European and Chinese scientists, in particular among young scientists. The scientific sessions were included the following topics: 1) Solar Interior, Dynamo and the Solar Cycle; 2) Heating and Coupling of the Solar Atmosphere layers; 3) Fundamental Plasma Processes: Magnetic Reconnection, Waves, Emission, Particle Acceleration; 4) Manifestations and Triggering of Solar Flares and Coronal Mass Ejections; 5) Solar-Terrestrial Relations, Solar Wind, Space Weather and Space Climate.
CESPM 2019
photo gallery and
uploaded presentations are now also on-line.
More information
Written by Jaša Čalogović
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 12:31
A forest fire broke out at a distance of 500 meters from the Hvar Observatory on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at about 4:30 pm. Since the very strong wind was blowing in the direction of the Observatory, the fire spreaded quickly to the telescope domes and Napoleon fortress. The dome of Austrian-Croatian telescope was saved from fire that approached less than few meters from the building thanks to the great efforts of 40 firefighters from Hvar, Stari Grad and Jelsa. The fire was localized around 6 pm with the help of 3 firefighting planes. Luckily, the bigger damages were avoided and the fire didn’t damage any object of the Observatory Hvar, but in total about 5 ha of low vegetation were burnt down. Pictures and video of the fire near Observatory are available below.
Read more: Hvar Observatory almost destroyed in a forest fire
Written by Jaša Čalogović
Sunday, 29 July 2018 12:05
On 27th July 2018 the total Moon eclipse was also visible from Hvar Observatory. This time the eclipse was one of the longest (almost 2 hours) and very dark since the Moon was passing directly through the middle of the Earth’s shadow. It started at 20:30 h with a maximum at 22:22 h and ended at 23:13 h. About 30 local people and children from Hvar gathered at Hvar Observatory and enjoyed the show on the sky. Mars was also visible near the Moon and it was very bright due to the closest position to the Earth (opposition) in last 15 years. Beside the Moon and Mars on the evening sky were also visible Jupiter and Saturn. All visitors had a chance to look all these objects trough the portable 10-inch telescope.
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