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In the Evaluation of the quality of research activity for 2022–2025, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education awarded Jagiellonian University A+ rating in the field of astronomy.

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APOD

Astronomy Picture of the Day
 

Exemplary sky picture from the apod.pl/apod service: a dusty nebula

 

 

 

Study program

Positive assessment by the Polish Accreditation Committee

Hyper-Kamiokande

Projekt „Hyper-Kamiokande” został zaakceptowany do finansowania w ramach programu „Wsparcie udziału polskich zespołów naukowych w międzynarodowych projektach infrastruktury badawczej” Ministerstwa Edukacji i Nauki.

 

Night under the Stars

Link to the event website
 

Decorational: Photo of the night sky with the central band of the Milky Way

 

 

 

Meteo

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AllSky camera: OAUJ, Kraków

Sky above the JU Observatory in Kraków, exemplary shot. Sunny sky with few clouds.

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Magia Żywiołów na Ziemi i w Kosmosie – konkurs dla uczniów

13.02.2025
Pokaż magię żywiołów - wody, ognia, ziemi i powietrza - i weź udział w ekscytującym konkursie! Wykonaj ciekawe doświadczenie z wybranym żywiołem, nagraj film z krótkim wyjaśnieniem i wyślij do nas. Do wygrania atrakcyjne nagrody!
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Astronomy Object of the Month – 2025, Feb: S-shaped radio jets emanating from a precessing supermassive black hole

05.02.2025
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Scientific seminar ‘Piotr Flin (1945-2018)’

30.01.2025
Scientific seminar at the Astronomical Observatory of the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, on 21st March 2025. You are welcome!
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Astronomy Object of the Month – 2025, Jan: Multiphase magnetic fields in the galaxy NGC 3627

02.01.2025
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Academic Day of Remembrance at the Rakowicki Cemetery

12.11.2024
On Wednesday, 6 November, in celebration of the Academic Day of Remembrance, a delegation of staff, students and colleagues of the Jagiellonian Observatory put flowers on the graves of our long-standing academics Dr Maria Kurpinska-Winiarska and Dr Maciej Winiarski.
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Leszek M. Sokołowski (1948-2024)

07.11.2024
Professor passed away on 6 November 2024. He was the long-time head of the Department of Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology at the Astronomical Observatory.
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Jean-Pierre Lasota-Hirszowicz (1942-2024)

06.11.2024
On 1 November 2024, we received the sad news about the passing away of Professor Jean-Pierre Lasota-Hirszowicz - renowned cosmologist who has also worked as a visiting professor and eminent lecturer at our Observatory for several years.
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National Astronomy Competition ‘’Astrolabium‘’: registration open

23.10.2024
Polish school students and their teachers are invited to participate in this year's edition of the Competition.
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