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      • Comets, Meteors & Asteroids
        • Bright Asteroid Occultation visible from Malta (2016)
        • COMET P/2016 BA14 – possible meteor activity
      • Deep Sky Objects
        • Globular clusters: the ancient behemoths
      • Exoplanets
        • Confirmation of Exoplanet KELT-18b transit time
      • General
        • Organised Astronomy in Malta
        • Stepping into Astronomy
        • The Implications of Gravitation Waves
      • Light Pollution
      • Research & Exploration
        • Calibration of radio interferometers – the state of the art in radio astronomy
        • Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the ISS
        • Perseverance – we have touchdown!
      • Stars & Planets
        • About the Sun and a crab
        • Mars in 2003 – Report by Mr. Tony Tanti
        • Sunspots – A Qualitative Analysis by Professor Frank Ventura
        • Venus’ Transit Delights Sky Gazers – Report by Mr. Tony Tanti
      • Photometry
        • Discovery of a variable star in the Alpha Persei Cluster
        • Confirmation of Exoplanet KELT-18b transit time
        • Discovery of two new variable stars
        • Rotation period determination of 3 main-belt asteroids
      • Visual Observation
        • Equipment
          • Binoculars
          • Telescopes
      • L-Astronomija f’Malta (Ktieb)
      • The Big Bang Magazine
    • Earth 3D Globe – Moon Photos
    • Historical Archives
      • Project Clean Sweep: Leonids 1999
      • Project Starshine
      • Sirius Publications
      • Venus Transit (2004)
        • The Venus Transit 2004 … Amateur Astronomers
        • The Venus Transit 2004 … Background
        • The Venus Transit 2004 … Media
        • The Venus Transit 2004 … Safety!
        • The Venus Transit 2004 … Students and Teachers
        • The Venus Transit 2004 … VT-2004 Network
      • International Year of Astronomy 2009 Malta
    • Interactive Solar System
    • Meet the Astronomers
      • Stephen M. Brincat
      • Leonard Ellul Mercer
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      • Partial Solar Eclipse 2006
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Category: Venus

January Observation Event
Jupiter / Lunar Observation / Mars / Observation Night / Saturn / Venus

January Observation Event

The Astronomical Society of Maltaby The Astronomical Society of Malta21/01/202521/01/2025

2025 is here and ASM hopes to beat the clouds this January to enjoy what promises to be a very special night for observing our Solar System. We invite all ASM members to join us and observe the Moon and Planets through plenty of telescopes!

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ASM March Observation Event
Galaxies / Member Event / Observation Night / Venus

ASM March Observation Event

The Astronomical Society of Maltaby The Astronomical Society of Malta17/03/202323/04/2023

As Venus continues to brighten in the evening skies and distant galaxies come well into view, it is time for ASM to announce its next Monthly event Join us on Friday the 24th of March for this Members only event as we hope to catch a glimpse of our sister …

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Planetary Conjunction / Saturn / Venus

Venus and Saturn Conjunction

The Astronomical Society of Maltaby The Astronomical Society of Malta01/07/200705/09/2021

Time for some artistic inspiration! Venus was a major Roman goddess principally associated with love, beauty and fertility, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. This image shows the conjunction of Venus and Saturn in the background and an accurate small replica of the famous statue of Venus De Milo …

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Lunar Occultation / Observation Night / Venus

Lunar Occultation of Venus

The Astronomical Society of Maltaby The Astronomical Society of Malta18/06/200705/09/2021
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Venus

Venus Transit June 2004

The Astronomical Society of Maltaby The Astronomical Society of Malta08/06/200405/09/2021

For more detailed information on the Venus transit and the VT-2004 project click here. Some photos from the public event held at the Barrakka ta’ Fuq, Valletta.

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Established in 1984, the Astronomical Society of Malta has the aim of promoting education and interest in the science of astronomy.

We seek to enhance public knowledge about the Universe and promote the preservation of the Maltese dark sky heritage inherited from our ancestors.

The Astronomical Society of Malta is a registered voluntary organisation (VO/0239) regulated under the Voluntary Organisations Act (Chapter 492 of the Laws of Malta).

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