Space Weather Research & Activities inMalaysia: From Research to Operational
Zahira M. Radzi
National Space Agency of Malaysia (ANGKASA)

The 3rd AOSWA Workshop, Fukuoka, Japan"International Collaboration on Space Weather Forecast".

Presentation Outline
 Introduction to ANGKASAo Research Fieldo Space Weather Researcho Research Approach Facilities and Activities Conclusion

The National Space Agency of Malaysia(ANGKASA)

2004
1995
1993

1989
Planetarium
DivisionSpace ScienceStudies Division(BAKSA) underPrime Minister’sOffice.

SpaceScienceStudies
Division(BAKSA)
Ministry ofScience

The National
SpaceAgency(ANGKASA)

Research Field
 Space Sciences

Space Weather Space Systems Space infrastructures
 Space industry and commercialization
 Space Law & Policy Education and awarenessSpace weather research in ANGKASA

Target:-2006 - 2008
Langkawi
National
Observatory
Completely
operational- Solar Telescope
System20072012

2013-2015

International
HeliophysicalYear

ISWI- GPS-Corrnetwork- Installation ofMAGDASInternational Centre
for Space Weather
Science & Education(ICSWSE)- Hosting
instrumentation
Callisto,
MAGDAS-9, SID
device, AGRESS

Aiming forionosphericresearchSpace Weather
Data Centre- Operational ofSpace Weather
Data Services- Automatedsunspots
calculation

Research Approach
Provide Research
Grant to the localresearchersProvide researchplatform forresearcher

InternationalCollaboration

Governments

FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES

1. Langkawi National Observatory (LNO) To provide research facility for solar andstellar observation
 To increase science, technology andinnovation awareness and to contributetowards building a creative and innovative
culture; and To make LNO a part of the international
network in the field of astronomy andsolar physics research.

Solar observatory

1. Fully Operational (daily observation)
Morning : 9.00 – 11.00am
Afternoon : 2.30 – 4.30pm
2.Description
Solar Observatory equipped with seven (7) telescopes inside a 3 meter-domein diameter as enclosure. In particular, the set-up function for monitoring Solar activities in
the wavelength of white light, h-alpha and calcium lines.
In addition, the LNO also equipped with an automatic weather station, cloud and rain
sensors and an all-sky camera to monitor the weather condition and the upper sky of theobservatory.

Service Provided
Sunspot observation and solar activity monitoring continuously andconsistently;

Provide accurate data to user (data has been compared with several
established bodies i.e. Watukosek Solar Observatory, SIDC);

Type of data:a) Full Disk Solar Images - .FIT format (using three different filter: continuum
whitelight, H-alpha, Ca-K)b) Sunspot Sketch (Orientation of Sun’s magnetic pole, Sunspot position andRSN)c) RSN updates

TELESCOPE DESIGNATIONHigh Res CaK Camera
Sunspot
VideoCam

WideAngle
VideoCam
H-AlphaVideoCam

Visual Telescope(Whitelight & H-Alpha)High Res Sunspot Camera

High Res H-Alpha Camera

LNO SOLAR IMAGE GALLERYLNO SOLAR IMAGE GALLERY

PUBLISHED IMAGES

Space Weather Web*2015- under maintenance2. Development of Space Weather
Centre Initiate by ANGKASA with collaboration few localuniversities
 To centralized space weather data for monitoring andforecasting space weather activities

3. GPS-CORS FOR R&D & MULTIPLE
APPLICATION

Program/Activity Status/Updates:
 Image processing training
 Emergency Observation Request – when needed Monthly Data Transmission

SummaryData:- Sunspots (images, numbers)- Magnetometer (with permission)- GPS-Data (process data)- ISWI instrumentations- with permission from
related local universities

Conclusion
SeedsNeedsWant• Ionospheric
Model (in theprocess ofdevelopment)• HumanResources• Hosting
instrumentation• GPS &Ionosonde Data• ISELION
network• More training
from experts• Robust
observation
system,monitoring &forecasting
ionosphericsystem• Equatorial
Ionospheric
ModelLooking forward for collaboration from experts
all over the world!!

Thank You!
Arrigato!