1. D. Radmilović S. Milošević

2. Astronomical Society “Ruđer Bošković”

3. 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 6 th Summer School of Astronomy (6 th 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.

4.  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

5.  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

6. Lesson before observing

7. Group picture of participants of astronomical convention in Macedonia

8.  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

9. Exchange of experience in Croatia

10. An astronomer amateur from Slovenia with equptment for astrophotography

11.  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

12. Convention in Serbia, summer 2008

13. Young observer of Jupter

14.  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

15.  In planetarium of Astronomical Society lectures in astronomy are held for interested citizens  Courses are held on weekends  During lectures teachers are using planetarium

16. 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)

17.  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

18.  D. Radmilović – treger461@nadlanu.com  S. Milošević – paul_q60@yahoo.com paul_q60@yahoo.com  WWW.ADRB..ORG 15 TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ASTRONOMERS OF SERBIA