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Future astronomy facilities in Indonesia

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There are efforts to establish a modern astronomical observatory on Timor Island, East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia. This future observatory aims to answer fundamental astronomical questions and to strengthen the nation through education, research, science and technology.

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Fig. 1: The proposed site of the Timau National Observatory in Indonesia.
Fig. 2: The proposed telescope that will be installed at the Timau National Observatory in Indonesia.

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Fig. 3: Themes of research conducted in Indonesia based on keywords in published works between 2005 and 2016.

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  1. Space Science Center, National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Bandung, Indonesia

    Emanuel Sungging Mumpuni, Rhorom Priyatikanto & Clara Y. Yatini

  2. Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia

    Lucky Puspitarini & Mahasena Putra

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Mumpuni, E.S., Puspitarini, L., Priyatikanto, R. et al. Future astronomy facilities in Indonesia. Nat Astron 2, 930–932 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-018-0642-6

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