The Astronomical Society of Malta
Applications to enrol within ‘Reaching for the Stars: Astronomy and the Universe’ close off within a few days. This evening course is open to the general public and starts off next month (February) until May. It starts off from the basics but quickly builds up deeper knowledge of astronomy. A …
The Astronomical Society of Malta is once again organizing its Astronomy Course! To apply, kindly send your details including name, surname, ID card and email address to info@maltastro.org. If you have any problems, kindly inform us immediately via info@maltastro.org as well. Kindly note that attendance for this course is FREE for all members …
What is an Occultation? An occultation occurs when a solar-system body passes in front of a more distant object (e.g. a star or another solar system body), partially or totally hiding the more distant object and momentarily blocking its light. Each occultation can be seen only at the right time …
Have you ever seen the Milky Way, that band of light made up by countless thousands of stars within our own galaxy? If not, then you are affected by light pollution. A dark sky is key to seeing the Milky Way – so head towards our countryside for a totally …
by Patrizia Madiona Further to CBET 4257, comet P/2016 BA14 will pass within about 0.024 AU of the earth on Mar. 23, and comet 252P will pass about 0.0357 AU from the earth on Mar. 21-22. At just 2,199,933 miles (3.5 million km) or about 9 lunar distances, which is …
by Patrizia Madiona First proposed 100 years ago by Albert Einstein, as a key prediction of his Theory of General Relativity, gravitational waves were finally detected by both the US instruments on the 14th September 2015, at 9:50:45 universal time—4:50 a.m. in Louisiana and 2:50 a.m. in Washington, which together …
Wednesday 2 March 2016, 6.30pm, VO Centre (Valletta) This is the second of a set of three sessions during which our member Leonard Ellul-Mercer will be describing the methods and techniques for shooting and processing astronomical images. After the successful first session, the second session will now deal with the …
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