Night Blindness
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The current state of the Bosscha Observatory is like an old man whose life is threatened by light and dust pollution, as well as the pace of development of the surrounding residential areas. If it is not saved soon, Indonesia’s largest and oldest astronomy research facility might just become a museum.
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STANDING firmly at the foot of Mount Tangkuban Perahu, a white cylindrical structure resembles an oversized version of the Star Wars robot character R2D2. Such is the silhouette of the Bosscha Observatory in Lembang, located 15 kilometers north of Bandung, West Java.
Residing on 6 hectares of land at 1,310 meters above sea level, the Bosscha Observatory was built by the NederlandschIndische Sterrenkundige Vereeniging (NISV), or the East Indies A
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