Wanted: A Dry, Quiet Place
July 14, 2009
THE onset of contaminated air and dust pollution makes Lembang no longer an ideal place for stargazing. This condition has lasted for three decades, since the settlement area grew too close in proximity to the fence surrounding the Bosscha Observatory complex, and since electricity has illuminated every corner of the village. Bosscha Director, Taufiq Hidayat, said that Indonesia needs a new observatory strictly dedicated to research. “But the s
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