Letters of Intent received in 2024
LoI 2026-2217
Emerging time-domain astronomy in Eastern Asia
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Date:
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3 November 2026 to 6 November 2026 |
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Category:
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In-person-Symposium
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Location:
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Bali/Kupang, Indonesia
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Contact:
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Emanuel Sungging Mumpuni (emanuel.sungging.mumpuni@brin.go.id) |
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Coordinating division:
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Division G Stars and Stellar Physics |
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Other divisions:
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Division A Fundamental Astronomy
Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science
Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage
Division D High Energy Phenomena and Fundamental Physics
Division H Interstellar Matter and Local Universe
Division J Galaxies and Cosmology
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Co-Chairs of SOC:
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Emanuel Sungging Mumpuni (BRIN) |
| Puji Irawati (NARIT) |
| Muhamad Ikbal Arifyanto (ITB) |
| Samaporn Tinyarot (NARIT) |
| Hanindyo Kuncarayakti (Turku University) |
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Co-Chairs of LOC:
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Dr. Rhorom Priyatikanto (BRIN) |
| Dr. Judhistira Aria Utama (UPI) |
| Dr Robiatul Muztaba (ITERA) |
Topics
New time-domain facilities and collaborations in Eastern Asia
Time-domain sky surveys and recent developments
Extragalactic transients
Stellar variability
Solar system objects
Transients and variables across wavebands
Network of small telescopes
Data, software, statistics, new techniques
Citizen science and public engagement in time-domain astronomy
Rationale
The number of growing facilities to study time-domain astronomy in East Asia and Southeast Asia is growing in number and the contribution to various field of study. In particular with Indonesia is establishing new astronomy facility, various new collaboration was developed with Asia network of observatory, Indonesia is proposing to host a symposium to build network on time-domain astronomy. New facility of Indonesia with diameter of 3.8m diameter is expected to contribute on various theme of time-domain astronomy, from solar system to stellar variability survey, as well extragalactic transients and multiwavelength transients. Smaller observatories across the region are growing in number recently, this give rise of opportunity for fast transient occurrence that can be observed in a network.
With growing number of data taken that expected to be growing, tackling the data processing, new method as well data dissemination is also important aspect on the growing study of the time-domain astronomy study, this symposium is important to open the new network of the new players in the region to contribute to the time-domain study in Eastern Asia. The location of the symposium will be proposed in Indonesia, which is expected near the new facility of optical 3.8m telescope of Indonesia.