The document discusses the initiatives and objectives of the International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA), particularly focusing on lunar missions aimed at enhancing astronomy and Earth observations from the Moon. It outlines various missions, including the ILO-1 and ILO-X, which are designed for galaxy imaging, search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and more comprehensive real-time astronomical studies. The ILOA also emphasizes the importance of global education in astronomy to foster a better understanding of humanity's place in the universe.

1. International Lunar Observatory Association
国際月面天文台協会
GALAXY FORUM Japan 2016 – Tokyo
NAOJ, Mitaka / 20 February 2016
21st
Century Frontiers of Astronomy & Observation

2. International Lunar Observatory Association
Galaxy Astronomy from the Moon
 Galactic /
Inter-Stellar
 Earth – Moon /
Inter-Global
 Hawaiian
 Multi-Functional
ILOA / Space Age Publishing Company
Hawai`i and California, USA

3. Earth is rotating at 1,600 kilometers per hour at the equator
Image Credit: Wikipedia

4. Image Credit: Dynamic Diagrams
…and orbiting the Sun at 108,000 kilometers per hour

5. …the Sun is one of hundreds of billions of stars orbiting the center of
the Milky Way Galaxy every 250 million years

6. Image Source: Infinity Imagined
…and everything is travelling on the 4-dimensional space time helix

7. ILOA 4 Moon Missions
ILO Human Service
Mission (NET 2020)
ILO-1 South Polar Mission
(NET 2018)
ILO-X Precursor Mission
(NLT 2017)
ILO – Chang'e 3 Galaxy
Imaging (2013-present)

8. Primary and Secondary ILO
Mission Objectives:
First Light Galaxy Imaging
ILO ギャラクシーのファーストライト撮像
Initial landing site observation, local surveillance
Earth observations: albedo, geocorona, etc.
Search for Earth-like planets
Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
Analyze interstellar molecules to determine origin of Solar
System
VLF observation
Observe signs of life on Mars, Europa, Titan, etc.
Search for dangerous NEOs
Sun-Earth observations, solar storm warnings
More

9. Real-Time Astronomy &
Galaxy Imaging
from the Moon
• ILO-1 and ILO-X missions, Galaxy
First Light Imaging
• ILOA collaboration with Chang’e-3
lander Lunar Ultraviolet Telescope
• Galaxy Forum 21st
Century Education

10. ILO-1: Observation & Communication
From the Lunar South Pole

11. Lunar South Pole – Selene 1 / Kaguya

12. かぐや Selenological and
Engineering Explorer
Selene-2 Lander and Rover

13. NAOJ Astronomy
Subaru Telescope, ISS Fly Over; Mauna Kea, HI, USA ALMA, NAOJ Chile Observatory; Chajnantor, Atacama, Chile
(Future) Thirty Meter Telescope, Mauna Kea, HI, USA
Japanese VLBI Network
NAOJ Nobeyama Radio Observatory;
45m Diameter, millimeter wave;
Minamimaki, Nagano, Japan

14. ILO-X: Precursor Mission
Galaxy Center (6-min exposure)
by ILO-X Phase 2 Hardware
ME to conduct spacecraft
development and flight tests at SLC-
36, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
ME-1 Scheduled to launch 2017

15. High School Students Participating in ILO-X
HS Computer Lab ILO Web Interface
Communications Link
ILO on the Moon
Instructions
Content

16. ILOA Chang’e-3-6 Collaboration

17. Steve Durst meeting with Ma Xingrui of CNSA, 8 August 2013

18. CE3 Lunar Ultra-Violet Telescope
LUT principal investigator Prof. Jianyan Wei of NAOC
Position of Chang’e-3 Lander
First image from LUT:
Draco “Dragon” Constellation

19. ILOA Galaxy Imaging Program with LUT
Spiral Galaxy M101
*This observation was made at the very edge of the telescope's capabilities. The target
object, M101, was barely within the available sky coverage of LUT and therefore had to be
captured at the earliest possible point in the Lunar day causing noticeable stray light and
power supply stability issues.

20. LUT Mission Details
Specifications of LUT
• Diameter: 150mm
• Focal Length: 562.5mm
• Wavelength: 245 – 340 nm
• Field of view: 1.36 x 1.36 Square Degrees
• CCD camera: e2v 47-20 UV enhanced (1024 x 1024 pixels)
• Limiting Mag.: 13.0 (Near UV)
• Download data: full frames / sub-windows
• Working time: lunar day time
• Life time: one year (another one year extended TBD)

21. ILO Human Service Mission

22. General Education – for primary, secondary higher, and highest
education: Knowledge, understanding of humanity’s place in the
Universe – our Milky Way Galaxy occupies a mid-position domain
between Solar System finiteness and Cosmos infinity
Higher Education: Astrophysics / Astronomy – Galaxy studies
internationally are of increasing interest and value; study of our
local stellar neighborhood for familiarity; center / central 10
parsecs with supermassive black hole is most dynamic region of
Milky Way
History of Human Civilization / Archaeoastronomy
NASA, JAXA, ISRO CNSA, RSA, CSA, KARI, ESA, SEASA, World
Space Agencies – 21st Century Program and Policy Development
Advance through Galaxy understanding
Galacticity – may be as important for the 21st Century, as is
Relativity to 20th
, and Electricity to the 19th
Why Galaxy Education, Consciousness &
Awareness Are Important for the 21st Century:

23. EarthRise Photo : 1968 / Apollo 8 *** 20th
Century
ILO Imaging Galaxy Center *** 21st
Century

24. •Barred Spiral Galaxy
•10,000-30,000 LY Thick
•100,000-120,000 LY Across
•200-400 Billion Stars
•1-3 Trillion Solar Masses
•250,000,000 Years for Solar
System to orbit Milky Way
•Earth is about 26,000 Light years
from center in the Orion Spur b/n
Sagittarius & Perseus arms
The Milky Way Galaxy

26. A Galaxy Map for Every Class

27. 5/22/12

28. Locations:
California, USA
Hawaii, USA
Kansas, USA
Canada (Vancouver, Toronto)
China (Beijing, Shanghai)
India (Bangalore)
Europe (Strasbourg, Prague, Noordwijk)
Japan (Tokyo)
New York, USA
Africa (Cape Town)
Southeast Asia ( )
South America ( )
Venues & Partners:
Silicon Valley, The Tech Museum
CFHT, Imiloa, Onizuka,
Cosmosphere, Ad Astra Kansas
UBC, SFU, MacMillan SC, CSA, BCIT
NAOC, CNSA, CSA, BJP, SHAO,
JNP, BASE, ISRO, IIA
ISU, UdS, CTU, Stefanik Observatory
NAOJ, JAXA, Miraikan,
SHS, Grand Central, Hayden Planetarium
SAAO, ASSA, IAU-OAD
NUS, SCS, ANGKASA, ITB, NARIT
UC, ESO, ALMA, LPN, LNA, SpaceMETA
Mission: Advance 21st Century Education worldwide to
provide greater global awareness, capabilities and action in
Galaxy science, exploration and enterprise.
Galaxy Forum Architecture
Singapore, Bandung,
Bangkok, Jakarta, KL
Santiago, Rio
de Janeiro

29. Galaxy Forum 21st
Century Education

30. Barbara Morgan
1st Teacher in Space

31. Galaxy Garden / Jon Lomberg
Kona, Hawai`i Island

32. Andrea Ghez
UCLA Galactic Center Group
Keck Observatory
Stellar Orbits in the Central Arcsec
Adaptive Optics
Animations created by Prof. Andrea Ghez and team at UCLA; data sets from W. M. Keck Telescopes at Mauna Kea Hawaii.

33. Galaxy Education Resources
International Space University: Graduate-level training to future leaders of
the emerging global space community at locations around the world.
- Walter Peeters, President
The Planetary Society: Inspires and involves the world's public in space
exploration through advocacy, projects, and education.
- Bill Nye, Executive Director
SETI: Mission of the SETI Institute is to explore, understand and explain the
origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe
- Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer
Space Generation Advisory Council: Represents students and young space
professionals to the United Nations, States, and space agencies.
- Michael Brett / Catherine Doldirina, Co-Chairperson
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space: Dedicated to
expanding the role of human exploration through education.
- Daniel Pastuf, Chair

34. Galaxy Education Resources
Challenger Center: Learning Center Network gives students hands-on
experience in science, engineering, research and space missions.
- June Scobee Rodgers, Founding Director and Chairman
Galaxy Zoo: ‘Citizen Science’ online astronomy project that invites members
of the public to assist in classifying over a million galaxies.
- Chris Lintott, Dan Andreescu, Kate Land, etc.
UCLA Galactic Center Group: Leading Galactic Center research group,
dedicated to researching the innermost regions of the Milky Way.
- Andrea Ghez, Principal Investigator
Teachers in Space, Space Frontier Foundation: Giving teachers the
opportunity to experience space firsthand via NewSpace companies.
- Edward Wright, Project Manager
Federation of Galaxy Explorers: Seeks to inspire and educate kids in space
related science and engineering, including Moon Base One Initiative.
- Nicholas Eftimiades, Founder / Chairperson of the Board

35. International Lunar Observatory Association
 ILOA to be Based in Hawai`i
 Center of Pacific Hemisphere
 Bi-directional Launch Capability
 Equatorial / Southern Proximity
 Maintain Hawai`i Preeminence in
Astrophysics for Next 100 Years

36. ILOA Headquarters Development
• Kamuela / Waimea site: Near Keck & CFHT HQs
• Direct Line of Site / Easy access to Mauna Kea
Observatories -- Center of Astronomy in Northern
Hemisphere
• 2500 sq. ft. complex on 1 acre of land

37. Draft Floor Plan

38. ILOA Global Headquarters
Development Project
B
Build a State-of-the-art Global
Headquarters Facility on
Hawai`i island to house ILOA
activities:
• Direct and Implement ILO Moon Missions
• Receive & Process Data From
Observatories
• Conduct Prototype and Instrument Testing
• Manage International Relations with
partner countries / agencies

39. Mauna Kea Observatories
• 4206 meter / 13,796 feet elevation – tallest mountain in Pacific Ocean
• Global center of Earth-based astronomy
• 14 nations represented – Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Japan,
The Netherlands, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Hawaii / USA, India, China

40. ALOHA!
For more information about the ILO / ILOA, contact:
65-1230 Mamalahoa Highway, D-20
Kamuela, HI 96743
Phone 808-885-3474
Fax 808-885-3475
Email info@iloa.org
Web http://www.iloa.org
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