L-Għaqda Maltija tal-Astronomija
The Astronomical Society of Malta
Dwejra is to be lit up: Government’s “Protection” Law Is a Blatant Betrayal of Dwejra and aFraud on the Public The undersigned organisations condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the destructive bill draftedby government under the pretence of “protecting” Dwejra. This law does not protect Dwejra. It vandalises it. It …
By Elise Zammit This past year has had much to offer the Astronomical Society, from periods of clear skies to an increase inmembership and public engagement. Looking back, 2025 can be considered a relatively successful year, withmembership numbers remaining steady at around 200 and observation events held on a regular …
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 …
by Patrizia Madiona Further to CBET 4257, comet P/2016 BA14 will pass within about 0.024 AU of the earth on Mar. 23, and comet 252P will pass about 0.0357 AU from the earth on Mar. 21-22. At just 2,199,933 miles (3.5 million km) or about 9 lunar distances, which is …
by Patrizia Madiona First proposed 100 years ago by Albert Einstein, as a key prediction of his Theory of General Relativity, gravitational waves were finally detected by both the US instruments on the 14th September 2015, at 9:50:45 universal time—4:50 a.m. in Louisiana and 2:50 a.m. in Washington, which together …
by Martin Galea De Giovanni June is the month where the sun begins its retrograde movement as the days start to get shorter again. This happens on the Midsummer’s night (June 21st). This has always been an important date from the beginning of time. For all living things this signified …
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