The Astronomical Society of Malta
This Friday’s solar eclipse will be visible from most parts of Europe, including Malta. Download the activity sheets here under and follow the advice given therein to be able to view the eclipse in the safest way possible!
Monday 26 January 6.30p.m.Stella Maris College – Gzira We shall have with us Dr Chris Baddiley, an astro physicist from the UK who has carried out a lot of work on the physical modeling of the propagation of light in the atmosphere in relation to the effects of light pollution. …
Ser jirnexxielu l-bniedem xi darba jivvjaġġa lil hinn mid-Dinja u l-Qamar? Tnax-il ruħ biss rifsu fuq il-Qamar, fis-snin 60 u 70. Minn dakinhar ‘l hawn, ma rsaqniex iżjed ‘il bogħod minn madwar 450 kilometru mid-Dinja. Il-vjaġġi fl-ispazju lejn pjaneti oħra ma jistgħux isiru faċilment għax hemm sfidi kbar teknoloġiċi x’jingħelbu, …
Saturday, 13 December 2014, from 7:00p.m. at Migra Ferha, Imtahleb. The Geminid meteor shower will reach maximum activity on the night of Saturday-Sunday, 13-14 December. This year you can watch the shower during the evening hours before moonrise. The last quarter Moon will rise at 11:24 p.m. on December 13 …
Basic Course in Astronomy The Basic Course in Astronomy came to an end last Saturday with a lecture by Leonard Ellul Mercer on the subject of astrophotography. The course started on 16 October with a lecture by Sandro Lanfranco on the history of astronomy. Other lecturers were Stephen Brincat, Alexei …
(A joint press release by BirdLife Malta and the Astronomical Society of Malta’s Light Pollution Awareness Group) BirdLife Malta has today reported it has been alerted to 11 cases of young Scopoli’s Shearwaters stranded inland by the effects of light pollution over just the past two weeks. The organisation is …
Would you like to learn more about astronomy? Whether you are a beginner or not, our popular Basic Course in Astronomy will give you an overview of astronomy and what is out there in the universe. Topics dealt will include the history of astronomy, the solar system and the planets, …
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