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        • Confirmation of Exoplanet KELT-18b transit time
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        • L.P.A.G. – Security Lighting (Chapter 3)
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Category: The Big Bang Magazine

The Big Bang No. 132 (January 2022)
The Big Bang Magazine

The Big Bang No. 132 (January 2022)

The Astronomical Society of Maltaby The Astronomical Society of Malta28/12/202109/01/2022

The January 2022 issue of the Society’s magazine The Big Bang has been published. In this issue of The Big Bang: Editor’s BriefBook review:  ‘We went to the Moon’ by …

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The Big Bang No. 131 (October 2021)
News / The Big Bang Magazine

The Big Bang No. 131 (October 2021)

The Astronomical Society of Maltaby The Astronomical Society of Malta01/10/202101/10/2021

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 …

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Mars closest to Earth
Mars / The Big Bang Magazine

Mars closest to Earth

The Astronomical Society of Maltaby The Astronomical Society of Malta04/04/202105/09/2021

This month Mars will make its closest approach to the Earth since 2007, coming to within 92.4 million km of us on the 14th. At that time, six days after …

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The Big Bang Magazine

The Big Bang No. 111 (July 2015)

The Astronomical Society of Maltaby The Astronomical Society of Malta15/07/201505/09/2021

The July 2015 issue of The Big Bang, the quarterly magazine of the Astronomical Society of Malta, has been published. Here are the contents of this issue: Editor’s Report: ‘Popes …

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The Big Bang Magazine

‘The Big Bang’ No. 110 (April 2015)

The Astronomical Society of Maltaby The Astronomical Society of Malta03/04/201505/09/2021

The April 2015 (No. 110) edition of ‘The Big Bang,’ the quarterly magazine of the Astronomical Society of Malta, has been published. Here are the contents of this issue: On …

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The Big Bang No. 107 (July 2014)

The Astronomical Society of Maltaby The Astronomical Society of Malta23/07/201405/09/2021

The July 2014 issue of The Big Bang, the quarterly magazine of the Astronomical Society of Malta, has been published. Here are the contents of this issue: Editor’s Report: ‘Messier’s …

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