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https://www.josephcaruana.co.uk/science/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_14-scaled.jpg25601806At long last, the Maltese Islands have an astronomical observatory that can be used for the training of astrophysics students as well as to serve an outreach purpose to educate the general public about the beauty of our Universe. Along with others, I had long wished that the University would have a teaching tool available for students to be trained in observational astrophysics. Since the observatory would have to be…