Yesterday, we held an astronomy night for the general public at the Dark Sky Heritage Area of Dwejra. I take the opportunity to thank all the students from the Institute of Space Sciences and Astronomy and members of the Astronomical Society of Malta for their participation. It is always incredibly rewarding to witness the look of amazement on people’s faces, old and young alike, upon their first sight of Saturn’s…
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Yesterday evening, a number of us held an astronomy night at Dwejra for the general public, with the aim of observing the Perseid meteor shower. It is a much-loved semi-annual fixture (depending on the moon phase), and this year we were rewarded with a number of bright ones. By ensuring places like Dwejra stay dark, we can all continue to enjoy such breathtaking views of our night sky – a…
Yesterday I had the pleasure to give a talk for the Malta Humanist Association (MHA) with the title “Astronomy and the Search for Meaning“. Below you may find a description of the topic of the talk, followed by some pictures (courtesy of the MHA). Description The Malta Humanist Association is proud to present its next public event titled “Astronomy and the search for meaning.” Presented by Dr. Joseph Caruana, Astrophysicist…
Each May a group of students visit the islands from the U.S. to study environmental issues, working with various local NGOs over a period of around four weeks. Last night, Josef Borg (one of our PhD students) and I headed off to Dwejra to host an astronomy night for them, and viewed a large number of objects through a telescope, including the planet Saturn (marked in the picture). It was…
Another of the ‘Lab, Camera, Action‘ Video Series discussing physics concepts and work done at the University of Oxford is online. This one focusses on particle accelerators. We visited the ISIS particle accelerator in Oxfordshire and talked to accelerator physicist Dr Suzie Sheehy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFNhuQPVwXk