L-Għaqda Maltija tal-Astronomija
The Astronomical Society of Malta
Monday 25th August – Sunday 31st August 2003 This is the second edition of the Malta Astronomy Week. This year the main focus is on the red planet MARS. The planet will be at its closest distance from Earth in thousands of years. Don’t loose this opportunity to observe it! …
Friday, 25th July at 8:30 p.m., Migra L-Ferha, L/O Imtahleb From 8.30pm onwards, an observing session is to be held at Migra l-Ferha, l/o Imtahleb. The observing site lies at the bottom of the hill used for the Imtahleb car- racing hill climb. Those unsure of the site kindly contact …
Friday, 28th March 2003, at 7.30p.m.Ghar id-Dud, Sliema Members of the Society and the general public are invited to observe interesting objects in the evening sky. The planets Jupiter and Saturn, the Beehive star cluster and the double star Alcor and Mizar in Ursa Major will be the main attractions …
Friday, 14th March 2003 at 7:00p.m.Malta Council for Science and Technology, Bighi, Kalkara. The largest planets of the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, are favourably placed for observation at the moment. Jupiter is thrilling to view in just about any telescope – even a small instrument will reveal a few …
Sunday, 27th October – 19:30 Saviour Grech is once again inviting Society members to visit his roof-top observatory at Rabat, Malta. The observatory is a dome and houses a home-made 23-cm Newtonian reflector. Members will have the opportunity to view double stars, star clusters and nebulae through the telescope. Please …
Dingli Cliffs near Maddalena Chapel Friday, 11th October – 20:00 Learning to recognise the constellations (groups of stars, many of which dating back to antiquity and whose names commemorate mythological beings and creatures) is the first step towards finding your way around the sky. Nowadays, many astronomy books include sets …
Friday, 17th May 2002, Stella Maris College – 8:30 p.m. Observation session for deaf students attending our course. Moon will be at waxing crescent. Duration of observation – 1hr. Members are urged to attend.
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