Liven Up by 2025 World Space Week , Astara Ganesha Will Present a Planetarium and Astronomical Telescope

By Vito Egi Nandriansyah - Mahasiswa Teknik Geofisika, 2021

Editor M. Naufal Hafizh, S.S.

The interior of the Planetarium with speakers from the ITB Astronomy Student Association during the Astara Ganesha 2025 event in the ITB West Hall, Sunday (October 5, 2025). (ITB/Vito Egi Nandriansyah)
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - In order to fuel World Space Week2025, ITB Student Association (HIMASTRON ITB) presents Astara Ganesha 2025 in the West Hall of ITB Ganesha for two days, namely on October 4-5, 2025. This activity is routinely carried out every two years by involving various astronomy enthusiast communities in Indonesia.

Visitors crowded the rowsbooth Astronomy communities at the Astara Ganesha 2025 event in the West Hall of ITB Ganesha, Sunday (October 5, 2025). (ITB/Vito Egi Nandriansyah)

On this occasion, HIMASTRON ITB also published the latest edition of Analema Magazine which was specially and independently created by HIMASTRON ITB students.

Analema's Editor-in-Chief, Putri Wulandari, explained, "Analema is the first HMPS ITB magazine to carry an ISSR. In this seventh edition, we cover topics such as women, astronomical culture, and World Space Week. This magazine has been around since the 1990s, initially intended for internal use only, but since 2019, we've been publishing it for the general public. For sales information, please visit our Instagram @himastronitb”, Sunday (5/10/2025).

The latest edition of Analema magazine, presented exclusively at Astara Ganesha 2025 in the West Hall of ITB Ganesha, Sunday (October 5, 2025). (ITB/Vito Egi Nandriansyah)

HIMASTRON ITB, along with the Astronomy Study Program, also exhibited one of its Astronomical Telescope collections, which visitors can use to observe the Sun, one of its celestial objects. "This telescope can be used to observe large celestial objects with a reflector type. The price of one of these devices can reach millions of rupiah. We can also capture images using a camera that can be connected to the device," said Khansa and Yazi, Sunday (10/5/2025).

An astronomical telescope on display at the Astara Ganesha in the West Hall of ITB Ganesha, Sunday (October 5, 2025). (ITB/Vito Egi Nandriansyah)

Also on display were the works of the competition winners in Astara Ganesha 2025, such as posters, astrophotography, and many others.

The work of the winners of the Astara Ganesha competition in the West Hall of ITB Ganesha, Sunday (October 5, 2025). (ITB/Vito Egi Nandriansyah)

"We aim to popularize astronomy, especially among those outside the ITB academic community. We hope it will be accepted by the public and eliminate misconceptions about astronomy, which is often associated with mystical and taboo subjects. We are grateful for the more than 150 visitors who attended and enlivened this event over the past two days," said Yuan Bintang Media, Chair of Astara Ganesha 2025, on Sunday (October 5, 2025).

Reporter: Vito Egi Nandriansyah (Geophysical Engineering, 2021)

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