Potret Perempuan Dalam Sains
Perempuan dan sains bisa jadi memang bukan hal asing bagi kehidupan masa kini. Tapi mungkin di suatu tempat tak terduga, masih ada yang mengernyitkan dahi dan balik bertanya, “apa? ilmuwan perempuan?”. Mungkin. dan hanya mungkin di suatu sudut di negeri ini atau di dunia ini masih ada yang bingung tak memahami pilihan ini. Atau malah menentangnya dengan berbagai alasan. Alasan yang paling...
Read MoreStars of Asia Poster Paper
This poster paper made for Stars of Asia meeting in Japan last May. This poster contain Indonesian folklore related to astronomy that we collect from different province in Indonesia. I made it with Pages. Some pictures inside the poster belong to : Nggieng, Sobirin, and Goedang...
Read MoreGerhana Matahari Cincin dan Lampung Post
Hari senin, 26 Januari bertepatan dengan Imlek, Indonesia akan dilintasi Gerhana Matahari Cincin. Untuk event ini langitselatan akan melakukan perjalanan ke Lampung. Di sana kami akan mengadakan studium general di LIA dan UNILA. Selain itu kami juga akan melakukan perkenalan astronomi ke area yang remote di dusun Trimukti (jangan tanya dimana.. gue aja ga tau). Minggu lalu saya diberitakan bahwa...
Read MoreCosmic Diary
Semua dimulai di akhir tahun 2007 di Athena, sebuah kota tua yang penuh dengan sejarah dunia. Dalam pertemuan Communicating Astronomy with the Public, saya mengajukan diri untuk bekerja dalam task group cosmic diary cornerstone project, yang merupakan bagian dari International Year of Astronomy 2009. Yang nggak pernah saya sangka.chair Cosmic Diary justru mengundang saya untuk ikut terlibat...
Read MoreMencari Sabuk Kuiper Dalam Sistem Keplanetan
Dua tahun lalu, saya turut mengisi The International Conference on Mathematics and Natural Sciences (ICMNS) 2006 dengan mengajukan poster paper yang merupakan hasil awal dari riset saya untuk pemodelan sistem keplanetan menggunakan ACRETE milik Dole yang dibuat pada tahun 1970. Pemodelan tersebut dilandaskan pada model akresi sebagai model pembentukan dari Tata Surya. Pemodelan dengan menggunakan...
Read MoreWater Rocket Workshop and Galileoscope
Three, two, one………….hurray the rocket launch. Those are happy voices from visitors in Water Rocket session at Science Aeronautics Festivals last week in Indonesia Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Haurngombong Village, Tanjung, Sari, Sumedang. LAPAN hold thie festival to participate in World Space Week. In this festival LAPAN also colaborate with langitselatan and Universe...
Read MoreChildren Playground in 2nd IOAA Exhibition
In the 2nd International Olympiads on Astronomy and Astrophysics Exhibition, almost all astronomy community in Indonesia joint this event. Here, you can met Jakarta Amateur Astronomy Club, langitselatan, Astronomy Students Association (ITB), Cakrawala (Universitas Pendidikan),Kastro Sirius 89 (SMA 89), FOSCA (Jakarta Forum of student science club), Madania, Astronomy Indonesia mailing list...
Read Morelangitselatan in 2nd IOAA Exhibition
In the 2nd International Olympiads on Astronomy and Astrophysics last August (25-27 August 2008), Langitselatan also take part on the event. We get one stand about 3×3 m just right in the corner. Langitselatan present pictures and stuff to public. But not just that, the main show in our stand is the display of langitselatan.com, stellarium, short animation and movies. The stuff in our display...
Read MoreAstronomy Club and Networking
Astronomy popularisation is really important for the development of basic sciences in Indonesia. The keyplayers here is not just astronomy department or Bosscha observatory but also amateur astronomy clubs and communities. In Indonesia, we have several active astronomy clubs and communities. In Indonesia, we have several active astronomy clubs and communities. Let start with HIMASTRON (Himpunan...
Read MoreIYA2009 in Indonesia
Next year in International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009), Indonesia will take part in this event. Many plans has been made and several of them are parts of IYA2009 cornerstone project. Several preparations have been made since mid 2008 such as astroarcheology seminar on May 15th, 2008. The second seminars of Astronomy in Indonesian Culture held in 2nd Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiads...
Read MoreThe Universe, Yours To Discover
Four hundred years ago in 1608, based on a telescope invented in Netherland, Galileo made his own telescope. Later on, the telescope made by Galileo is also known as the terrestrial telescope. A year later, on August 1609 Galileo turned one of his telescopes to the night sky. In 1610 he used his telescope for an astronomical observation and made outstanding discoveries that changed all mankind...
Read MoreAstronomy Research in Indonesia
In Indonesia, Astronomy research is conduct by Astronomy Department of Institut Teknologi Bandung, National Institute of Aeronautics & Space (LAPAN), and Meteorological & Geophysical Agency (BMG). In Astronomy, ITB, there are 3 subdivisions: Galaxy and Cosmology, Stellar Physics, and Solar System. Research topics in the Galaxy and Cosmology subdivision are the study of structure and...
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