Opening times will be from 10.30am to 12.30pm and 5 to 9pm on weekdays, while on Saturday and Sunday the exhibition will remain open till 10pm.

The event will feature an exhibition and a series of 15 short talks (three a day) in attractive powerpoint presentations. The exhibition will be divided into several sections, namely display boards, a number of 3D models, telescopes and other equipment, a computer graphics section prepared by children, a set of fascinating spray paintings created by Zdravko Colic and two stands from Bay Street outlets displaying astronomy-related material. Among the models are the planets, sun and some satellites/other bodies to scale, the lunar crater Copernicus, the asteroid Eros and a model of a cometary orbit.

The talks are directed towards the general public and cover the entire solar system. The public is invited to attend free of charge and a complimentary pamphlet will also be distributed. The talks are as follows:

Today

7pm Origin of the solar system (Dr Alex Gatt)

7.20pm The sun (Prof. Edward A. Mallia)

7.40pm Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Pluto (Mr David Pace BA(Com), NDMLT, Dip.Jour.)

Tomorrow

7pm Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (Mr Ray Pace)

7.20pm The asteroid belt (Mr David Pace BA(Com), NDMLT, Dip.Jour.)

7.40pm Giuzeppe Piazzi and the discovery of Ceres (Prof. Frank J.Ventura)

Friday

7pm Meteors, meteor showers and meteorites (Mr Ray Pace)

7.20pm The Kuiper- Edgeworth belt (Dr Joseph Sultana)

7.40pm Imaging of solar system debris (Mr Stephen Brincat)

Saturday

7pm Explanation of the orbital elements of a comet (Mr Mario Aloisio HND, Dip.IT, MBCS, MIEEE, CITP)

7.20pm Impact cratering in the solar system (Mr Sandro Lanfranco B.Ed(Hons), M.Sc)

7.40pm Exploration and mining of asteroids (Mr Alex Michael Bonnici B.A)

Sunday

7pm Comets and the Oort cloud (Dr Alex Gatt)

7.20pm The Mars exploratory rovers (Dr Gordon Caruana Dingli)

7.40pm The Cassini-Huyghens probe to Saturn (Dr Gordon Caruana Dingli)