L-Għaqda Maltija tal-Astronomija
The Astronomical Society of Malta
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 …
The October 2021 issue of the Society’s magazine The Big Bang has been published. In this issue of The Big Bang: Editor’s Brief Celestial ceiling of New York’s Grand Central Terminal Feature Articles Betelgeuse’s mysterious dimming of last year explained – by Tony Tanti Astronomy in Dante’s La Divina Commedia …
The poster concerns the observation of Exoplanet KELT-18b from Malta to refine the predicted time of transit time. Transits occur when an exoplanet crosses over the surface of its host star as seen from Earth. As exoplanets are much smaller than the apparent size of their parent stars, the observed …
Some photos taken from the Stratos-1 probe that was launched Friday, 13th August in collaboration with the Institute of Space Sciences and Astronomy at the University of Malta. The scientific equipment was later recovered about 13 nautical miles to the south of Malta. It is currently being analysed at the …
Following the Annual General Meeting and committee election held on the 4th March, the Astronomical Society of Malta is pleased to announce the new committee for 2021. President: Andrew Finch Vice-President: Ramon Curmi Secretary: Anna Fava Treasurer: Christopher Vella Public Relations Officer: Roberto Piccin Executive Officer: Edwin Camilleri The newly …
The forthcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Astronomical Society of Malta (the Society) will be held virtually via Google Meet on Thursday, 4 March 2021 at 7.00 pm for the following purposes: 1. Presentation of Annual Report 2. Approval Statement of Accounts 3. Election of committee members (all positions …
Following the Annual General Meeting held on the 21st August, the newly elected members met on the 27th August via Zoom to assign the various committee roles. These are the appointments: President: Josef BorgVice-President: Andrew FinchSecretary: Christopher VellaTreasurer: Edwin CamilleriPublic Relations Officer: Karl Fiteni In addition, the following members were …
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