Research Paper: Rotation period determination of 3 main-belt asteroids

Charles Galdies and Stephen M Brincat are pleased to notify the Astronomical Society of Malta of their research published in the peer reviewed scientific journal – the Minor Planet Bulletin (Volume 49 Issue 1) where the rotation period of three asteroids have been derived through photometric means. The asteroids that …

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Bright Asteroid Occultation visible from Malta (2016)

What is an Occultation? An occultation occurs when a solar-system body passes in front of a more distant object (e.g. a star or another solar system body), partially or totally hiding the more distant object and momentarily blocking its light. Each occultation can be seen only at the right time …

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