L-Għaqda Maltija tal-Astronomija
The Astronomical Society of Malta
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 …
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 opposition, Mars will be an inviting target in Virgo, shining brilliantly at magnitude -1.5. Leonard Ellul Mercer took his first …
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 who studied astronomy.’ Feature Article: ‘The literary moons of Uranus’ by Tony Tanti. Observers’ Logbook: ‘The spring equinox solar eclipse’; …
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 the Cover: Image of Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2 by Michael Nolle; Editor’s Report: ‘Some centenaries for 2015′; Feature Article: ‘General …
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 observatory in Paris.’ Feature Article: ‘Astronomy in national flags’ by Tony Tanti. Feature Article: ‘Messier 13, the great cluster in …
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