News – Variable stars observer DPV

Update

Substantial update of the web done on May 26th 2026. Now three webpages use the same theme: var.kozmos.sk, astrophoto.kozmos.sk and bombol.space.

Andalusia 4

04.02.2026 – 07.03.2026

Preparation of the hosting project in-situ. List of performed activities:

Accommodation in the rented house
Mobile internet
Negotiations with the providers LOPEMAR CostaSol S.L., ESPARTERO BUILDING & SERVICES SL, Electricidad SANDEZ, gestor Antonio Barragan, CADE agency – Andres Guerra
First visual estimates from Piconcillo with 12″ Dobsonian
Aesthetic astrophoto
Panoramatic image from the hosting site -> horizont for Stellarium

https://photos.app.goo.gl/sdW9vanGfuJhtfjWA

The construction of the telescope hosting facility in Piconcillo, Andalusia, is entering its final phase. During February and March 2026, we plan to build the two scheduled pavilions so that, shortly after Easter, they will be ready to host the first clients’ telescopes.

Variable stars in 2025

The planned outburst of the recurrent nova T CrB has still not occurred. There are, however, plenty of interesting phenomena in the sky and likewise many activities by the members of the common Section of Variable Stars and Exoplanets of the Slovak Astronomical Society at the Slovak Academy of Sciences and the Slovak Astronomical Union (hereafter the Section). As usual, I will divide the report into a part dealing with events in the sky and a part summarizing the efforts of astronomers on Earth to understand what the signals from the Universe are telling us.

Andalusia 3

12 – 16. 11. 2025

Land purchase

Andalusia 2

Multi-purpose expedition of representatives of the Slovak Astronomical Society at the Slovak Academy of Sciences and the Slovak Union of Astronomers to southern Spain.

The expedition was attended by Pavol A. Dubovský, chairman of the Variable Stars and Exoplanets Section, and Mgr. Karol Petrík, coordinator of the Astronomical Photography Section. The expedition itself also consisted of two interconnected parts. From October 6 to 9, 2025, the participants attended the ASTROROB25 workshop on robotic telescopes (https://astrorob.com/), held in Almería. Although the workshop continued for two more days, our expedition moved inland to the locality of Piconcillo – the future hosting site for remotely operated telescopes of Slovak astronomers. The following summarizes the main observations, outputs, and results of this journey.