Flarestar Observatory
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Flarestar Observatory (obs. code: 171) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated and managed by astronomer and AAVSO-member Stephen M. Brincat. It is located near San Ġwann on the island country of Malta.
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Observatory code | 171 | ||
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Location | San Gwann, Malta | ||
Coordinates | 35°54′40″N 14°28′15″E | ||
Altitude | 126 m[1] | ||
Established | 1999 | ||
Website | http://flarestar.weebly.com | ||
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The observatory's principal instrument is a Meade 0.25-meter aperture Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (SCT), which is routinely employed for photometric observations of asteroids and monitoring variable stars.