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.

Flarestar Observatory

Observatory code	171
Location	San Gwann, Malta
Coordinates	35°54′40″N 14°28′15″E
Altitude	126 m[1]
Established	1999
Website	http://flarestar.weebly.com
Telescopes
Meade SSC-10 0.25-m Schmidt-Cassegrain[2]
Location of Flarestar Observatory

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.