The actual status of Astronomy in Moldova
Abstract
The astronomical research in the Republic of Moldova after Nicolae Donitch (Donici)(1874-1956(?)) were renewed in 1957, when a satellites observations station was open in Chisinau. Fotometric observations and rotations of first Soviet artificial satellites were investigated under a program SPIN put in action by the Academy of Sciences of former Socialist Countries. The works were conducted by Assoc. prof. Dr. V. Grigorevskij, which conducted also research in variable stars. Later, at the beginning of 60-th, an astronomical Observatory at the Chisinau State University named after Lenin (actually: the State University of Moldova), placed in Lozovo-Ciuciuleni villages was open, which were coordinated by Odessa State University (Prof. V.P. Tsesevich) and the Astrosovet of the USSR. Two main groups worked in this area: first conducted by V. Grigorevskij (till 1971) and second conducted by L.I. Shakun (till 1988), both graduated from Odessa State University. Besides this research areas another astronomical observations were made: Comets observations, astroclimate and atmospheric optics in collaboration with the Institute of the Atmospheric optics of the Siberian branch of the USSR (V. Chernobai, I. Nacu, C. Usov and A.F. Poiata). Comets observations were also made since 1988 by D. I. Gorodetskij which came to Chisinau from Alma-Ata and collaborated with Ukrainean astronomers conducted by K.I. Churyumov. Another part of space research was made at the State University of Tiraspol since the beggining of 70-th by a group of teaching staff of the Tiraspol State Pedagogical University: M.D. Polanuer, V.S. Sholokhov. No a collaboration between Moldovan astronomers and Transdniestrian ones actually exist due to War in Transdniestria in 1992.
An important area of research concerned the Radiophysics of the Ionosphere, which was conducted in Beltsy at the Beltsy State Pedagogical Institute by a group of teaching staff of the University since the beginning of 70-th: N. D. Filip, E.Ya. Gleibman, N.Sh. Blaunshtein. This research implied a collaboratiuon with IZMIRAN (Troitsk) and Radiophysical Institute in Gorki (actually Nizhnii Novgorod). A fourth part of research - Theoretical celestial mechanics- was concentrated at the State Politechnic Institute since the beginning of 70-th (actually Technical University of Moldova) at the department of Theoretical mechanics by a group of teaching staff (V.H. Karaganchou,A.V. Karaganchu, M.Tsopa, A.B. Sorokovich, N.I. Motorina, V. Russu, V.N. Frunza, G.G. Koman), pupils of professors from Moscow State University E.A. Grebenikov, V.G. Demin and E.P. Aksenov. The main areas of research: 3-Bodies problem and restricted 3-Bodies problem, theory of motion of artificial satellites, small planets (asteroids), rigid bodies mechanics (Gyroscopes). The author of this talk made research in Black Holes physics, teaching of Astrophysics at a Technical University and popularisation of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology since the beggining of 80-th.- Publication:
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Nicholas Donitch
- Pub Date:
- 1994
- Bibcode:
- 1994don..confE..10G
- Keywords:
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- ASTRONOMY;
- HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY;
- CELESTIAL MECHANICS;
- COMETS;
- ASTEROIDS;
- ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;
- ASTROCLIMATE;
- SATELLITES OBSERVATIONS;
- VARIABLE STARS;
- RADIOPHYSICS;
- IONOSPHERIC PLASMAS;
- ASTROPHYSICS;
- BLACK HOLES PHYSICS