Astronomy is a science that has been known for a long time in human civilization. Humans have known astrology since the discovery of sailing ships and stars were used as guides. Interestingly, the science of astronomy was only formally known since the 17th century when Galileo became one of the first people to observe space using a simple telescope.
Since then the science of astronomy has developed and now in the modern world, star observation is no longer using simple telescopes but using giant telescopes found in observatories.
Indonesia is one of the countries that has this observatory. As a country formerly occupied by Europeans, Indonesia more or less experienced a transfer of knowledge from European scientists at that time. But not only that, Indonesia as one of the countries that has special attention to the science of astronomy then built several other observatories to increase interest and develop science.
In addition to the observatory, the space education facility built is a planetarium which is a vehicle for education about the location of the stars in the sky. Then where are the observatories and planetariums in Indonesia? Here are some observatories and plantariums in Indonesia that GNFI has succeeded in gathering.
For those of you who are happy with educational tours, visiting places that make you more familiar with astronomy will be very interesting. In Indonesia, there are several places of education in outer space that you can visit, such as the following.
1. Bosscha Observatory
This bosscha observatory is located in Lembang, Bandung Regency. This observatory is the first observatory owned by Indonesia because of the Dutch heritage. The observatory, which has a telescope with a diameter of 60 centimeters, began operating in 1925 under the auspices of the Nederlandsch-Indische Sterrenkundige Vereeniging (NISV) or the Dutch East Indies Star association. Then in 1951 NISV handed over the observatory to the government of the Republic of Indonesia. Since then Bosscha has been used as an Astronomy research institute in Indonesia. Unfortunately, Bosscha Observatory will soon be decommissioned as Lembang is no longer conducive to stargazing.
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| Bosscha Observatory |
2. Taman Ismail Marzuki Observatory
This observatory as well as a planetarium that functions as a sky simulation vehicle was established in 1964 in Jakarta. This observatory was initiated by Ir. Soekarno and then managed by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government since 1969. Until now the Taman Ismail Marzuki Observatory is still active as a tourism destination and is visited by many tourists from various circles.
3. Loka Jala Crana Planetarium
This space simulation vehicle is located in the city of Surabaya, East Java. The location is in the Loka Jala Crana Museum which has been managed by the Indonesian Navy since its establishment in 1969. This planetarium is still actively used, but because its territory is within the TNI environment, this planetarium cannot be visited arbitrarily. Because this planetarium is often used for naval cadets to study navigation.
4. Tenggarong Universe Observatory
This observatory and planetarium was established in 2002 in Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan. This vehicle has become an educational tourist attraction that is also able to simulate space maps for tourists so that the Tenggarong Jaga Raya Observatory is the location of the third planetarium owned by Indonesia.
5. Taman Pintar Jogja - Planetarium
Taman Pintar Jogja, This observatory and planetarium is similar to the observatory in Taman Ismail Marzuki. This observatory aims to be a vehicle for educational tourism about astronomy. This observatory was established in 2012 and is the fourth observatory in Indonesia.
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| tamanpintar.co.id - gedung-planetarium |
6. Timau Observatory
This observatory is still in the planning stage and is Indonesia's second national observatory. It is planned that this observatory will be built in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara which will be completed in 2020 and is predicted to be the largest observatory in Southeast Asia. The observatory, which will be managed by the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), is a replacement observatory for the Bosscha Observatory, which is no longer in operation.
With various developing technologies, these observatories spread throughout Indonesia offer various experiences to get to know celestial bodies and various phenomena that are or have occurred.
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