LEMBANG, Indonesia: Since it was opened in 1923, the Bosscha Observatory has been drawing astronomers from around the globe, looking to unravel the mysteries of the universe. But Indonesia’s
LEMBANG, Indonesia: Since it was opened in 1923, the Bosscha Observatory has been drawing astronomers from around the globe, looking to unravel the mysteries of the universe.The stars and other celestial objects over the century-old structure are getting dimmer, struggling to compete with the lights emitted from surrounding hotels, restaurants and theme parks as the once tranquil hills of Lembang are turned into a burgeoning resort area.
A high light pollution area is one where the sky is brilliantly lit and the stars are either dim or completely invisible.“There are observatories in Tokyo, in Paris which are now museums, no longer serving their functions,” she said, adding that the scientific community in Indonesia is doing all it can to stop Bosscha from suffering the same fate.When Bosscha was built in the 1920s, the site was an ideal location for an observatory.
“In the early 1900s, there was a wave of scientific breakthroughs in Europe like Einstein with his theory of relativity,” Mdm Premadi recounted. “Big telescopes in Hawaii or Chile are very competitive. People compete to use these telescopes. So they can only do their research for a short amount of time,” she said.
The Bosscha Observatory, with its well-preserved colonial style architecture is also listed as one of Lembang’s top tourism hot spots.Hot rocks, smouldering ash: Community radio a vital source of information around Indonesia’s Mount Merapi A worker inspects the gears used to rotate the main telescope inside Bosscha astronomical observatory.
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