Study of management and development of Observatorium Astronomi ITERA Lampung (OAIL) area: Part II

Abstract

At 20th November 2016, Institut Teknologi Sumatera (ITERA) and Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) also Government of Lampung Province have launched the ITERA Astronomical Observatory or known with Observatorium Astronomi ITERA Lampung (OAIL). The coordinate of the observatory is 05° 27’ 71” S and 105° 09’ 39” E and the altitude is 1030 above sea level. OAIL area will be the center of education in science and ecotourism in Lampung Province which may attract tourists. Therefore, management and development of the observatory should be directed so that the main function of the observatory is not disturbed. In this research we did assessment and evaluation of OAIL area to be a specific area by distributing questionnaire to some related agencies, expertise people (academy), and surrounding population. The results show that from total 83 respondents, 64 respondents choose that OAIL area is appropriate as a specific area and 19 respondents say that OAIL area is not appropriate as a specific area. From 19 respondents who do not agree, there are 8 respondents (almost 50%) from Regional Disaster Management Agency of Lampung Province.