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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binastro" data-source="post: 3678039" data-attributes="member: 111403">My T.V. repair man and antenna expert told me that Malta can be seen from Sicily, and I note also vice versa.The distance is about 60 miles.Probably 20 or 30 years ago for him. He used to repair Alfa Romeo cars.He cannot sleep without the T.V. on all night. For me I need silence.I found this out as we both watch Inspector Montalbano and the name Camilleri was mentioned in Sicily, and I know this surname is used also in Malta. It may be they understand each other's language?A newspaper report from someone in Malta in 1922 with a 2.5 inch refractor say trees and buildings were seen and a church and steeple.It seems that it is more common to see the lights of Sicily at night from Malta, a photo shows very many over a wide expanse, than seeing Sicily in the daytime when conditions are usually worse.So clearly in the right conditions ten miles is a doddle.</blockquote>