L-Għaqda Maltija tal-Astronomija
The Astronomical Society of Malta
One of the latest scientific articles featuring Stephen M. Brincat and Charles Galdies (University of Malta) has recently been accepted as co-authors for publication by the renowned The Astrophysical Journal. This multi-collaborative work is entitled: Investigating the low-flux states in six Intermediate Polars. Intermediate polars (IPs) are a subclass of cataclysmic variables in which a white …
That’s a new variable star! The star known as ‘Cl Melotte 20 523’ is the 523rd star that has been formerly identified as a member of the Melotte 20 star cluster. However, until a few days ago, the star was not known to be a variable star until Mr. Stephen M. Brincat discovered it to be so from his …
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 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 …
Upcoming virtual astronomy talk for September. The Astronomical Society of Malta is delighted to have the renowned Maltese astronomer Mr Stephen M. Brincat (Flarestar Observatory) present ‘From Astrophotography to Scientific Imaging – An Introduction’. In this virtual talk, Mr Brincat will be discussing: what is scientific imaging? what will I …
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