My interest in astronomy goes back to when I was very young. I remember looking at the night sky and asking my grandma what the stars were. She would answer that God made the stars for all to enjoy - may be that’s not so easy nowadays due to excessive light pollution. I grew up reading about astronomy and experimenting in telescope making. My career as a marine engineer, spending lots of time at sea, also helped in keeping me close to the night sky in all its glory far away from any form of man made lighting. During 1976 I ground and polished a 10 inch Pyrex mirror, which later I mounted as a Newtonian telescope supported in an equatorial fork mounting. The completed telescope was housed in a ten foot rotating dome which I constructed out of galvanized steel and fiberglass on the roof of my residence. I have used this instrument mainly for planetary and lunar observations.
Since 2004 I have participated in producing a weekly radio program on astronomy which is also streamed on the internet. This has fulfilled my wish to be able to share the knowledge of astronomy with the public in general.
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International Year of Astronomy
The Universe, yours to discover
Malta will join countries all over the world to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the telescope and the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing.
This is a unique opportunity for Maltese astronomers to unite with astronomers around the world.
We will also take astronomy to the public and involve them in the marvels of the universe.
We will also involve schoolchildren, hoping to interest them in astronomy and science and perhaps encourage them to take up a career in science which is so important for our country.
