Bosscha Observatory

192360 cm Zeiss refractorITB
LocationIndonesia
Year1923
Size60 cm Zeiss refractor
OperatorITB

About Bosscha Observatory

The oldest modern observatory in Indonesia, at Lembang near Bandung. Founded with the bequest of tea planter Karel Bosscha. Its 60 cm Zeiss double refractor began work on double stars in the 1920s. Now part of the Bandung Institute of Technology.