On Sunday, July 5, 2023, a private observatory will be used to see the nighttime grandeur of the sky from Karimunjawa Island in Jepara. Image credit: detikJateng/Dian Utoro Aji
Jepara Regency’s Karimunjawa Island does really have an observatory. On Karimunjawa Island, tourists can also enjoy the splendor of the night sky.
The exclusive observatory may be found in Deepsku Villa in the Karimunjawa village of Alang-alang. Two Dobson telescopes and two refractor telescopes are housed in the observatory. Tourists can view stars or other celestial objects at night from Karimunjawa Island.
According to Jacq Jansen, the owner of the observatory or observation center, visitors can view the grandeur of the nighttime sky through the hall.
When meeting at the place on Sunday, 7/5/2023, Jacq explained in Indonesian, “Here there are two lenses, white and red, and now red also has a link with a computer, eventually made one through a set of computers.
On Sunday, July 5, 2023, a private observatory will be used to see the nighttime grandeur of the sky from Karimunjawa Island in Jepara. Image credit: detikJateng/Dian Utoro Aji
This Dutchman, who is wed in Karimunjawa, claimed that guests can admire the grandeur of the night sky from his private hall. starting with planets and galaxies and moving on to nebulae or interstellar clouds made up of plasma, gas, and dust.
“I’m more interested in deep objects in the sky, because it’s more challenging, and the manufacturing process is also more difficult than making photos of the moon and planets, the challenge is a bit, to make this photo (objects in the sky) for that collection of objects. myself,” he said.
The results of the observation, he claimed, were later captured in a photograph. He saved the outcomes for his own repository. Since 2018, the observatory has been located in Karimunjawa.
“In order to take a photograph of an item, you need a telescope, an electrically powered camera, and other related tools. If it is set, taking pictures takes too long. Making this observatory is the practice, he said, “because it will last forever and be here permanently.
On Sunday, July 5, 2023, a private observatory will be used to see the nighttime grandeur of the sky from Karimunjawa Island in Jepara. Image credit: detikJateng/Dian Utoro Aji
However, Jacq acknowledged that there were difficulties when he attempted to observe the night sky. from hazy to wet.
On Sunday, July 5, 2023, a private observatory will be used to see the nighttime grandeur of the sky from Karimunjawa Island in Jepara. Image credit: detikJateng/Dian Utoro Aji
Jacq acknowledges that he became interested in astronomy at the age of ten. He had previously studied astronomy. In addition, he added, the sky in Karimunjawa is more stunning than in his own nation.
Astronomy is only a hobby since, according to Jacq, who has been studying the subject since the age of 10, the sky there is better than in the Netherlands. For this reason, the observatory was built.
Jacq acknowledges that he may have spent up to Rp. 500 million on a personal observatory. While waiting, visitors can visit the villa to take in the splendor of the nighttime sky. Tourists will need to pay an admission fee of IDR 100,000 each.
“About Rp. 500 million for two telescopes,” he replied.
Desi, one of the guests, said that he was interested in seeing the magnificence of the night sky from the observatory in Karimunjawa firsthand. He acknowledged that he was
I was astounded to observe celestial objects that were invisible to the unaided eye.
When Desi was welcomed there, she exclaimed, “You can see objects in the sky, it’s really beautiful, like a horse’s head, and you can see the galaxy.”
