During the annual peak of the Perseid meteor shower, a meteor observation took place at the National Astronomical Observatory Rozhen.
The image below shows the radiant of the meteor shower in the constellation of Perseus.
The image is combined from 21 individual subframes (each 2 minute exposed) taken on August 12th 2010 with Canon 40D digital camera and 10 mm lenses at f/4.0 .

On 18 May 2010, 10:30 LST the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences organize a meeting in support of the Bulgarian science. The National Astronomical Observatory Rozhen symbolic supports this act of protest and stand on a par with the rally participants.

Main meteor showers for 2009

Here is a list of the papers by years published by members of the Department “Sun” (1984-2010), as well as earlier solar publications made in the Institute of Astronomy and in Department “Astronomy” of the Faculty of Physics of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”.