Public event: Light pollution on the Maltese Islands

Today 28.02.2022 – Google Meet link to join the event: event ended. We are excited to announce that for our February event we shall be discussing the issue of light pollution on the Maltese Islands. Astrophysicist Dr Joseph Caruana is our guest speaker for this event. He will be giving …

Public event: Light pollution on the Maltese Islands Read More

Malta’s first stratospheric balloon launch

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 …

Malta’s first stratospheric balloon launch Read More

Public Event: Talk + Observation Night

It’s time for yet another public event! This Friday we’ll be starting things off with a talk about Exoplanets by Society member and local astronomer Stephen Brincat. After the talk there will be an outdoor observation session were we’ll have our telescopes set up for your viewing pleasure. As always, …

Public Event: Talk + Observation Night Read More

Observation Night: Messier Marathon

Please note: That this event has moved to 2nd November. The Astronomical Society of Malta is organizing another observation night event at Dingli Cliffs. The exact location will be confirmed at a later date. This time, the observation will be centred around the observation of Messier objects. The Messier catalogue …

Observation Night: Messier Marathon Read More