Galaxy Forum, Galaxy, Galaxy Education, 21st Century Education, Astronomy

1. Astronomy In Indonesia
Present Status and Vision for Future
Development
C. Kunjaya
Institut Teknologi Bandung
Indonesia

2. History in short
• 1923 start building a new observatory, financed
mainly by a tea plantation owner K.A.R Bosccha,
1928 start operation
• 1951 start higher education in astronomy
• 1999 start post graduate school
• 2006 start doctor course

4. Public Service Activities
• Visitor Service at the Bosscha Observatory
• Lunar Crescent observation, in cooperation
with Ministry of Religion and Ministry of
Communication and Informatics
• Astronomy Olympiad, in cooperation with
Ministry of Education and Culture
• Others

6. Other Observatories/ Astronomy Related
Institution
• Watukosek Solar Observatory, East Java,
belongs to LAPAN
• Mount Lokon Observatory, in Tomohon, North
Sulawesi, belongs to a private institution
• Jakarta Planetarium
• Tenggarong Planetarium in East Kalimantan

7. Astronomy Organization
• International Astronomical Union (IAU)
• Indonesian Astronomical Association (HAI)
• South East Asia Astronomy Network (SEAAN)
• South East Asia Young Astronomer
Cooperation (SEAYAC)
• Amateur Astronomers Clubs

8. Motivation to grow
• Long history of astronomical research and education
in Indonesia
• International cooperation in Astronomy grows
continuously
• New big observatory has been built in Thailand
• Astronomical facilities is developing quite fast in
Malaysia and other ASEAN countries

9. Future Satellite Launching Station
• Advantage of Geographical position, close to
equator.
• Site : Morotai Island, North Maluku
• Institution : LAPAN (Indonesian Aeronautics
and Space Institute)

11. Plan for Future Observatory
• Bandung and Lembang cities grow very fast,
demographically and economically
• Polution around Bosscha Observatory become
worse and worse
• More and more difficult to obtain research
quality data, need a new site for observatory
• Many region has been analyzed, including
highest mountains in Papua and East Nusa
Tenggara (NTT), the driest region
• The site search focused in NTT Region
• Season pattern is opposite of those in Thailand

12. Sky Clearness

13. TIMAU

14. Timau Environment

15. Summary
• There is long history of astronomy in South East
Asia
• Astronomical research facilities is growing in the
region
• Regional cooperation organization is developing
and become stronger
• New observatory has been built in Thailand and
been planned in Indonesia, cooperation between
both observatories will be beneficial for South
East Asia Astronomy

16. Thank You