The Astronomical Society of Malta
Avid observer and Society member Stephen Brincat has reported his discovery of two new variable stars, both of which are located in the constellation Perseus. The discovery followed weeks of careful observations of the two suspect objects and analysis of the data. Both variables are of the EA (Algol) eclipsing …
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’; …
Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft has just made the first visit to Pluto, speeding past at 14km per second. Earlier, the space agency released the most detailed picture yet as it hurtled towards the dwarf planet on Tuesday. The probe was set to grab more images and other data as it …
Weather patterns presented by Saviour Porter Tuesday, 9 June 2015 at 6:30 p.m., Paola premises in Antoine de Paule Square (entrance through the courtyard adjacent to the Paola Health Centre). The weather influences our astronomical observations as well as forms part of our daily lives. In this talk, Saviour Porter …
The Astronomical Society’s Archiving Sub-Committee has been meeting, physically and virtually, during the past year so as to decide on the way forward with respect to the archiving of our members’ observations. Observations can take various forms and the task of the archiving sub-committee has been that of devising a …
How Stars Surf the Wavesby Dr Victor P DebattistaUniversity of Central Lancashire15 April 2015Time: 18.30Place: Stella Maris College, Gzira Dr Debattista will discuss how in recent years we have learned that stars are not necessarily destined to remain at the same radius from the Galactic centre as they were born …
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 …
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