The Astronomical Society of Malta
We are happy to announce our June event called the Galactic Collage. It is currently galaxy season and so in this event members of the Astronomical Society of Malta will have a full month to image an assigned Messier galactic target currently visible in the night sky.
Join us on 28th March at 19.00 hrs for an interactive journey of the cosmos. The event will be streamed on YouTube Live HD and will be hosted by Trevor Sammut and the Astronomical Society of Malta. Members from the Society shall also be present during the live chat to …
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, …
In order to celebrate the start of a new year, we shall be holding a gathering for all our members on January 5, 2020. For this occasion there will be some finger food, tea, coffee and of course, mulled wine. This would not be a proper event without a telescope …
Join us for our end of the year observation night! This event will be open to the public, and as always, anyone who has a telescope or any imaging equipment is encouraged to bring it along! Committee and society members will be present to assist everyone on how to best …
The final results from the NameExoWorlds campaign are in! In the case of Malta and Gozo, the Maltese public selected the names Ġgantija for the exoplanet and Sansuna for the star. Both names are associated with the megalithic temples of Ġgantija on the island of Gozo, Malta, a UNESCO World …
Winter is Coming! And so are some of the brightest and popular deep space objects in our night sky. Targets like the Great Orion Nebula (pictured above), the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades and the popular Andromeda galaxy are just some of our targets for this coming Friday, 29th November. …
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