"It was my honour to participate in the event that targeted our youth. At such an age it is vital to show all the possibilities that lie ahead of them and that they can pick any of the paths and work towards their goals." -- Chingiz Akniyazov.

Looking back on the passing year, we are proud to note that in 2021 FAI has participated in two competitions for program-targeted funding, and in both cases our programs were approved. The first program, funded by the Science Committe (MES RK) is dedicated to the development of the national virtual observatory: vo.fai.kz. The second program, funded by the ...

This week, during September 6-8, FAI participated in the online workshop on stellar dynamics and active galactic nuclei, organized by the Volkswagen Trilateral Project and China-Kazakhstan collaboration.

Here you can download the 2021 astronomical calendar compiled for Almaty location: sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset moments,  length of days, moments of equinoxes and solstices.

The Khabar 24 channel has covered a news story about Assy-Turgen astrophysical observatory and about the observations carried out there.

The 12th Kazakhstan-China-Korea Meeting on Stellar Dynamics and related fields (KCK-2020) will be hosted this year by the Energetic Cosmos Laboratory of Nazarbayev University (Nur-Sultan city), during October 26-30, 2020. The workshop title includes only three countries; nonetheless, participants from any country are welcomed. [workshop postponed]

There was information in some local mass media that the solar eclipse of December 26, 2019 will be observed in Almaty at 11:18 a.m. In fact, however, the peak of the eclipse will occur almost an hour earlier, at 10:12, while by the mentioned time it will be over. The maximum disk coverage will reach 27%.