Bosscha observatory
The Bosscha Observatory ( observatory code 299) is the oldest observatory in Indonesia . The observatory was founded in 1923 and belongs to the Institute Teknologi Bandung . It is located at 1,310 m altitude in the city of Lembang in the west of the island of Java .
Telescopes
The observatory has five larger telescopes .
Zeiss double refractor
With this telescope, binary stars are predominantly examined or observed , in particular by photometry of overlapping binary stars, lunar craters , the planets Mars , Saturn and Jupiter as well as comets . The telescope has two objective lenses with a diameter of 60 cm and a focal length of 10.7 meters.
Telescope (picture before 1941)
Zeiss double refractor from 1923 from Jena
Zeiss double refractor
Schmidt telescope
With the Schmidt telescope (nickname: Bima Sakti ) galaxies , star spectra, asteroids and supernovae are examined. The main mirror has a diameter of 71 cm, the Schmidt plate 50 cm, the focal length is 2.5 m.
Bamberg refractor
This refractor with a diameter of 37 cm and a focal length of 7 m is mainly used for the investigation of apparent brightness , distance measurement of stars, photometry of obscuring stars and solar observation . It is equipped with a photometer for this purpose .
Cassegrain GOTO
The Cassegrain reflector telescope is a gift from the Japanese government and is equipped with a computerized alignment ( GOTO ). Spectrometers can be connected to the telescope .
Unitron refractor
With this telescope, which has a lens diameter of 13 cm, lunar eclipses , solar eclipses and sunspots are observed.
Directors
1923–1940: Joan Voûte
1940–1942: Aernout de Sitter
1942–1946: Masashi Miyaji
1946–1949: J. Hins
1949–1958: Gale Bruno van Albada
1958–1959: OP Hok dan Santoso Nitisastro (temporary officer)
1959–1968 : The Pik Sin
1968–1999: Bambang Hidayat
1999–2004: Moedji Raharto
2004–2006: Dhani Herdiwijaya
2006–2009: Taufiq Hidayat
from 2009: Hakim L. Malasan
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Coordinates: 6 ° 49 ′ 28 ″ S , 107 ° 36 ′ 56 ″ E