Flarestar Observatory
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Altitude126 m[1]
| Observatory code | 171  | ||
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| Location | San Gwann, Malta | ||
| Coordinates | 35°54′40″N 14°28′15″E / 35.9111°N 14.4708°E | ||
| Altitude | 126 m[1] | ||
| Established | 1999 | ||
| Website | http://flarestar.weebly.com | ||
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  Location of Flarestar Observatory | |||
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.
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.
