{"id":1937,"date":"2026-09-06T11:09:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T11:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/?p=1937"},"modified":"2026-09-15T11:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T11:11:15","slug":"2026-summer-internship-in-radio-astronomy-and-the-construction-of-lofar-bg-group-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/?p=1937&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"2026 | Summer Internship in Radio Astronomy and the Construction of LOFAR-BG: Group 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This article is part of a series in which we highlight the key milestones in the development of LOFAR-BG.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1937_6c26a2-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1937_6c26a2-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1937_6c26a2-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:80px;padding-bottom:80px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(50% - ((80px * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(50% - ((80px * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id1937_6c26a2-e1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1937_6c26a2-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1937_6c26a2-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1937_6c26a2-e1 alignfull has-theme-palette9-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column1937_8b5924-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1937_8b5924-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1937_8b5924-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1937_8b5924-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1937_8b5924-86{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1937_8b5924-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1937_8b5924-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1937_8b5924-86 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1937_aae2cc-af, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1937_aae2cc-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1937_aae2cc-af\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1937_aae2cc-af mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1937_aae2cc-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1937_aae2cc-af\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1937_aae2cc-af img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1937_aae2cc-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1937_aae2cc-af\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h6 class=\"kt-adv-heading1937_aae2cc-af wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1937_aae2cc-af\">06.09.2026<\/h6>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1937_0d9145-16, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1937_0d9145-16[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1937_0d9145-16\"]{padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1937_0d9145-16 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1937_0d9145-16[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1937_0d9145-16\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1937_0d9145-16 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1937_0d9145-16[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1937_0d9145-16\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1937_0d9145-16 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1937_0d9145-16\">With the two-week participation of the third group of interns in the summer internship in radio astronomy and the construction of the first Bulgarian LOFAR-BG station, the construction of both antenna fields near NAO Rozhen was successfully completed on schedule.<br>Alongside the installation of the low-band antennas, the interns had the opportunity to gain foundational knowledge of radio astronomy through a series of lectures delivered by Prof. Dr. Kamen Kozarev, Prof. Dr. Rositsa Miteva, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yanko Nikolov from the Institute of Astronomy with NAO, as well as by Prof. Dr. Dragomir Marchev from the Astronomical Center of Shumen University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petar Petkov from the Technical University of Sofia, and Kalin Mutavchiev from the Ministry of Education and Science.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-1937_ca503e-f3{overflow:hidden;}.kb-gallery-id-1937_ca503e-f3 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-1937_ca503e-f3 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-1937_ca503e-f3 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-1937_ca503e-f3 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-1937_ca503e-f3.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-1937_ca503e-f3.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kt-blocks-carousel{overflow:visible;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-1937_ca503e-f3 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-carousel kb-gallery-id-1937_ca503e-f3 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel splide kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark kt-carousel-arrowstyle-whiteondark kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark kb-slider-group-arrow kb-slider-arrow-position-center\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"1\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-slider-gap=\"0px\" data-slider-gap-tablet=\"0px\" data-slider-gap-mobile=\"0px\" data-show-pause-button=\"false\" data-slider-label=\"Photo Gallery Carousel\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-gallery-carousel splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-inherit kb-has-image-ratio-inherit\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/805958743_1515910190568045_5871296415501128108_n-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/805958743_1515910190568045_5871296415501128108_n.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/805958743_1515910190568045_5871296415501128108_n.jpg\" data-id=\"1914\" class=\"wp-image-1914 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/805958743_1515910190568045_5871296415501128108_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/805958743_1515910190568045_5871296415501128108_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/805958743_1515910190568045_5871296415501128108_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/805958743_1515910190568045_5871296415501128108_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/805958743_1515910190568045_5871296415501128108_n.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photos: Rositsa Miteva, Yanko Nikolov<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-inherit kb-has-image-ratio-inherit\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808397636_1515909693901428_7117941802305746851_n-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808397636_1515909693901428_7117941802305746851_n.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808397636_1515909693901428_7117941802305746851_n.jpg\" data-id=\"1915\" class=\"wp-image-1915 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808397636_1515909693901428_7117941802305746851_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808397636_1515909693901428_7117941802305746851_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808397636_1515909693901428_7117941802305746851_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808397636_1515909693901428_7117941802305746851_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808397636_1515909693901428_7117941802305746851_n.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photos: Rositsa Miteva, Yanko Nikolov<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-inherit kb-has-image-ratio-inherit\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/809039183_1515909483901449_4255246912989792470_n-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/809039183_1515909483901449_4255246912989792470_n.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/809039183_1515909483901449_4255246912989792470_n.jpg\" data-id=\"1916\" class=\"wp-image-1916 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/809039183_1515909483901449_4255246912989792470_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/809039183_1515909483901449_4255246912989792470_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/809039183_1515909483901449_4255246912989792470_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/809039183_1515909483901449_4255246912989792470_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/809039183_1515909483901449_4255246912989792470_n.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photos: Rositsa Miteva, Yanko Nikolov<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-inherit kb-has-image-ratio-inherit\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807590276_1515909210568143_9217230918339625196_n-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807590276_1515909210568143_9217230918339625196_n.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807590276_1515909210568143_9217230918339625196_n.jpg\" data-id=\"1917\" class=\"wp-image-1917 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807590276_1515909210568143_9217230918339625196_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807590276_1515909210568143_9217230918339625196_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807590276_1515909210568143_9217230918339625196_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807590276_1515909210568143_9217230918339625196_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807590276_1515909210568143_9217230918339625196_n.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photos: Rositsa Miteva, Yanko Nikolov<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-inherit kb-has-image-ratio-inherit\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806514611_1515909033901494_5055553640364150938_n-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806514611_1515909033901494_5055553640364150938_n.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806514611_1515909033901494_5055553640364150938_n.jpg\" data-id=\"1918\" class=\"wp-image-1918 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806514611_1515909033901494_5055553640364150938_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806514611_1515909033901494_5055553640364150938_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806514611_1515909033901494_5055553640364150938_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806514611_1515909033901494_5055553640364150938_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806514611_1515909033901494_5055553640364150938_n.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photos: Rositsa Miteva, Yanko Nikolov<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-inherit kb-has-image-ratio-inherit\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808883489_1515908900568174_3284185634336776355_n-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808883489_1515908900568174_3284185634336776355_n.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808883489_1515908900568174_3284185634336776355_n.jpg\" data-id=\"1919\" class=\"wp-image-1919 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808883489_1515908900568174_3284185634336776355_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808883489_1515908900568174_3284185634336776355_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808883489_1515908900568174_3284185634336776355_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808883489_1515908900568174_3284185634336776355_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808883489_1515908900568174_3284185634336776355_n.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photos: Rositsa Miteva, Yanko Nikolov<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-inherit kb-has-image-ratio-inherit\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807908885_1515908560568208_4706024540113539352_n-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807908885_1515908560568208_4706024540113539352_n.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807908885_1515908560568208_4706024540113539352_n.jpg\" data-id=\"1920\" class=\"wp-image-1920 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807908885_1515908560568208_4706024540113539352_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807908885_1515908560568208_4706024540113539352_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807908885_1515908560568208_4706024540113539352_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807908885_1515908560568208_4706024540113539352_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807908885_1515908560568208_4706024540113539352_n.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photos: Rositsa Miteva, Yanko Nikolov<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-inherit kb-has-image-ratio-inherit\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806686219_1515908413901556_6702319284053558200_n-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806686219_1515908413901556_6702319284053558200_n.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806686219_1515908413901556_6702319284053558200_n.jpg\" data-id=\"1921\" class=\"wp-image-1921 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806686219_1515908413901556_6702319284053558200_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806686219_1515908413901556_6702319284053558200_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806686219_1515908413901556_6702319284053558200_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806686219_1515908413901556_6702319284053558200_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806686219_1515908413901556_6702319284053558200_n.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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data-id=\"1922\" class=\"wp-image-1922 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807684388_1515908040568260_474801083387227793_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807684388_1515908040568260_474801083387227793_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807684388_1515908040568260_474801083387227793_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807684388_1515908040568260_474801083387227793_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807684388_1515908040568260_474801083387227793_n.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photos: Rositsa Miteva, Yanko Nikolov<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div 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data-full-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807384549_1515907640568300_8695918239215032132_n.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807384549_1515907640568300_8695918239215032132_n.jpg\" data-id=\"1925\" class=\"wp-image-1925 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807384549_1515907640568300_8695918239215032132_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807384549_1515907640568300_8695918239215032132_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807384549_1515907640568300_8695918239215032132_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807384549_1515907640568300_8695918239215032132_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807384549_1515907640568300_8695918239215032132_n.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photos: Rositsa Miteva, Yanko Nikolov<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806001465_1515907493901648_4481342232022120783_n-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806001465_1515907493901648_4481342232022120783_n.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806001465_1515907493901648_4481342232022120783_n.jpg\" data-id=\"1926\" class=\"wp-image-1926 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806001465_1515907493901648_4481342232022120783_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806001465_1515907493901648_4481342232022120783_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806001465_1515907493901648_4481342232022120783_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806001465_1515907493901648_4481342232022120783_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806001465_1515907493901648_4481342232022120783_n.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photos: Rositsa Miteva, Yanko Nikolov<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806686220_1515903567235374_310525628822339060_n-1024x715.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806686220_1515903567235374_310525628822339060_n.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806686220_1515903567235374_310525628822339060_n.jpg\" data-id=\"1927\" class=\"wp-image-1927 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806686220_1515903567235374_310525628822339060_n-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806686220_1515903567235374_310525628822339060_n-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806686220_1515903567235374_310525628822339060_n-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806686220_1515903567235374_310525628822339060_n-1536x1073.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806686220_1515903567235374_310525628822339060_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photos: Rositsa Miteva, Yanko Nikolov<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806022245_1515903437235387_3252223063948041413_n-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806022245_1515903437235387_3252223063948041413_n.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806022245_1515903437235387_3252223063948041413_n.jpg\" data-id=\"1928\" class=\"wp-image-1928 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806022245_1515903437235387_3252223063948041413_n-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806022245_1515903437235387_3252223063948041413_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806022245_1515903437235387_3252223063948041413_n-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806022245_1515903437235387_3252223063948041413_n-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806022245_1515903437235387_3252223063948041413_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photos: Rositsa Miteva, Yanko Nikolov<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807590281_1515903370568727_2514010419708057094_n-782x1024.jpg\" width=\"782\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807590281_1515903370568727_2514010419708057094_n.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807590281_1515903370568727_2514010419708057094_n.jpg\" data-id=\"1929\" class=\"wp-image-1929 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807590281_1515903370568727_2514010419708057094_n-782x1024.jpg 782w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807590281_1515903370568727_2514010419708057094_n-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807590281_1515903370568727_2514010419708057094_n-768x1006.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807590281_1515903370568727_2514010419708057094_n-1173x1536.jpg 1173w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807590281_1515903370568727_2514010419708057094_n.jpg 1564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photos: Rositsa Miteva, Yanko Nikolov<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806001471_1515903243902073_7839970101498144024_n-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806001471_1515903243902073_7839970101498144024_n.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806001471_1515903243902073_7839970101498144024_n.jpg\" data-id=\"1930\" class=\"wp-image-1930 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806001471_1515903243902073_7839970101498144024_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806001471_1515903243902073_7839970101498144024_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806001471_1515903243902073_7839970101498144024_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806001471_1515903243902073_7839970101498144024_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/806001471_1515903243902073_7839970101498144024_n.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photos: Rositsa Miteva, Yanko Nikolov<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure 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src=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807699050_1515902847235446_4950925831876016779_n-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807699050_1515902847235446_4950925831876016779_n.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807699050_1515902847235446_4950925831876016779_n.jpg\" data-id=\"1932\" class=\"wp-image-1932 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807699050_1515902847235446_4950925831876016779_n-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807699050_1515902847235446_4950925831876016779_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807699050_1515902847235446_4950925831876016779_n-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807699050_1515902847235446_4950925831876016779_n-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lofar.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/807699050_1515902847235446_4950925831876016779_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photos: Rositsa Miteva, Yanko Nikolov<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1937_8ed7ff-5c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1937_8ed7ff-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1937_8ed7ff-5c\"]{padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1937_8ed7ff-5c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1937_8ed7ff-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1937_8ed7ff-5c\"] 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