Latvijas Astronomijas biedrība
Rīga, Latvia
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Founded in 1993, Latvijas Astronomijas biedrība is a non-profit association based in Rīga, Latvia working on science & research, education.
The Latvian Astronomical Society (LAB) is a non-profit association founded in 1993 that brings together amateur and professional astronomers in Latvia. It holds free public meetings in Riga during the autumn and spring seasons, runs the Ērglis summer seminar and a youth astronomy club, and organises the national school astronomy olympiad. It also supports public observatory access, a meteorite search project, and the publication of the popular science magazine Zvaigžņotā Debess. The society is an associate member of the European Astronomical Society and is based in Riga.
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Ērglis amateur astronomy seminar
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Annual summer astronomy seminar held since 1989 during the Perseid meteor shower, with lectures, observations, competitions and projects for students, teachers and amateurs.
Jauniešu Astronomijas Klubs (Youth Astronomy Club)
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Free, open youth astronomy club meeting twice monthly during the school year, with lectures, practical observations and excursions to observatories.
Latvian open astronomy olympiad
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Annual open astronomy olympiad for pupils in grades 8 to 12, held in two rounds since 1973.
AllSky7 meteorite search
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Project with the Meteorite Museum to detect recently fallen meteorites in Latvia using the AllSky7 camera network and public reports of fireballs.
Astronomy Teachers' Association (ASA)
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Association within LAB that runs seminars and teacher training courses and develops astronomy teaching materials.
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SIA StarSpace, Meteoriti.LV, Latvijas Universitāte
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