Editors: responsible Duma D.P.
Year: 2005
Pages: 266
ISBN: 966-02-3773-1
Publication Language: Ukrainian
Publisher: PH “Akademperiodyka”
Place Published: Kyiv
The first part of the almanac gives the 2006 calendar, description of calendar systems used by various peoples in the world, ephemerides of the Sun, the Moon, and planets, moments of rising and setting for the Sun and the Moon, passages of the Sun and the Moon through the signs of the zodiac, planetary configurations, the visibility of planets and Jupiter’s satellites on the sky, (he data on variable stars, comets, occultations of stars by the Moon, meteor showers, eclipses, and other celestial phenomena.
The second part informs us on the current state of investigations in some fields of astronomy; some recent events and memorable dates in astronomy and cosmonautics are reviewed.
The almanac may be used as a handbook by specialists in astronomy and related sciences, by school teachers, students, pupils, amateur astronomers etc.