The Astronomical Society of Malta
Wednesday, 4 June 2014, at 6:30 p.m. at Stella Maris College, Gżira. Access to the lecture room is through Emmanuel Drive via E. Giordano Street and parking within the College grounds. A global review of islands and their connections with astronomy throughout history up to the contemporary times suggests eight …
Finding alien life on other planets or moons would lead to a paradigm shift in our present thinking about our place in the universe. This talk is not only about the knowledge of life on our planet but the understanding what it is all about and how it came to …
P. Jenniskens, SETI Institute et. al. report that a new meteor shower may be visible for observers in the United States and southern parts of Canada between 2014 May 24d 06h03m and 8h09mUT, with peak activity most likely between 6h33m and 7h49m UT. The new shower is anticipated because the …
In the evening of Sunday, 4 May 2014, the waxing crescent Moon will occult (hide) the bright star Lambda Geminorum in the constellation Gemini, the Twins. The 3.6-magnitude star will disappear at the Moon’s east limb (edge) at 10:39 p.m. Central European Summer Time (CEST) at position angle 70°. It …
The Astronomical Society of Malta would like to thank Dr Phil Sadler as well as the numerous audience attending, for a Our next event (full details now available) “Astronomical Misconceptions” by Dr Philip M. Sadler 18 March 2014 at 18.30hrs at the University of Malta (Gateway Hall E). Whether teaching …
Digital Apollo: How computers helped with the manned lunar landings by Dr Mario Alosio Tuesday 22 April at 18.30hrs at our Paola premises. Today’s processors inside hand-held devices are vastly superior to the most advanced computers of the 1960s that were used for space flight and other critical applications.
Guest post by Leonard Ellul-Mercer Telescope PST+40mm Solarmax Ha filter with DMK21 ccd.camera. On the 30 April & 1st. May an impressive sunspot AR1734 made its appearance on the surface of the Sun. From the look of it, many solar imagers realized that this sunspot was going to give a …
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