The International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) is a non-profit organization incorporated in Hawaii that aims to advance human understanding of the cosmos through astronomical observation from the Moon, including studying galaxies, searching for exoplanets and signs of life, as well as coordinating education initiatives like the Galaxy Forum to increase global awareness of galaxy science. ILOA has collaborated with China on lunar missions and plans its own ILO series of lunar orbital and surface missions beginning in 2013 to establish an observatory on the Moon's south pole.

1. International Lunar Observatory Association
ILOA is incorporated in Hawai`i as a 501(c)(3) non-profit to advance human
understanding of the Cosmos through observation from our Moon.
Kamuela, Hawaii, USA

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

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

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

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

6. ILOA 4 Moon Missions
ILO Human Service
Mission (NET 2019)
ILO-1 Polar Mission
(NET 2017)
ILO-X Precursor Mission
(NLT 2015)
ILO – Chang'e 3 Galaxy
Imaging (2013-2015)

7. Primary and Secondary ILO
Mission Objectives:
First Light Galaxy Imaging
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

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

9. Lunar South Pole – Kaguya

10. ILOA Chang’e-3 Collaboration

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

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

13. 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

14. 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)

15. ILO-X: Precursor Mission
Galaxy Center
(6 min exposure)
by ILO-X Phase 2
Hardware

16. ILO Human Service Mission

17. 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, 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
Why Galaxy Education, Consciousness &
Awareness Are Important for the 21st Century:

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

19. Two Major Spiral Arms:
• Scutum-Centaurus
• Perseus
Four Minor Spiral Arms:
• Norma-Outer
• Sagittarius-Carina
• Near 3 Kiloparsec Arm
• Far 3 Kiloparsec Arm
Earth is about 26,000 Light years
from center in the Orion Spur b/n
Sagittarius & Perseus arms
The Milky Way Galaxy

21. Locations:
California, USA
Hawaii, USA
Kansas, USA
Canada (Vancouver, Toronto)
China (Beijing, Shanghai)
India (Bangalore)
Europe (Strasbourg, Prague)
Japan (Tokyo)
New York, USA
Africa (Cape Town)
Southeast Asia (Singapore)
South America (Santiago, Rio)
Venues & Partners:
Silicon Valley, The Tech Museum
Imiloa, Onizuka, CFHT,
Cosmosphere, Ad Astra Kansas
MacMillan, CSA
NAOC, CNSA, CSA, SHAO,
JNP, BASE, ISRO,
ISU, UdS, CTU, Czech Acd. of Sciences,
Miraikan, NAOJ, JAXA
SHS, 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

22. Galaxy Forum 21st
Century Education

23. 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.

24. 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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