The experience

A night on the hill.

Every session is guided, in person, at a small hillside observatory above Lembang. This is a demonstration business — but the night it describes is real enough.
Full moon over misty hills
  1. −20 min

    Arrive on the hill

    Park at the gate, let your eyes adjust while your guide checks the sky.

  2. 00:00

    Naked-eye sky tour

    Constellations, bright planets and the Milky Way with a green laser pointer.

  3. +10 min

    At the eyepiece

    Your target, centred and focused on the telescope we matched to it.

  4. +30 min

    Bonus objects

    If the sky allows, a second or third treat chosen by your guide.

  5. End

    Photos & questions

    Phone photos through the eyepiece and plenty of time for questions.

Instruments

Matched to your target.

Kirana 102

Refractor · 102mm

Crisp lunar detail and bright planets.

Arjuna 203

Schmidt–Cassegrain · 203mm

Tracking mount, superb for Saturn and Jupiter.

Bima 254

Dobsonian · 254mm

Our light bucket for nebulae and clusters.

Lintang 80

Refractor · 80mm

Wide fields like the Pleiades.

Choose a target