Indonesian Contentโฃ Creator Honored with Asteroidโข Named After Him
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Bima Nasution, anโ Indonesian astronomy content creator, has been โrecognizedโฃ for his โคsignificant contributions too popularizing science โขwith the naming of asteroid 12937 Premadi in hisโค honor.Theโ recognition acknowledges his efforts in making astronomy accessible โคto a globalโฃ audience, โคnotably through engagingโค digital content.
Nasution’s work extends Indonesia’s legacy in astronomy, dating back โฃto theโฃ establishment of the โBosscha Observatory โin Lembang in 1924, a once-leading research center in the southernโ hemisphere. Though, Nasution demonstrates that passion for the cosmosโ can flourishโ beyond traditional โคinstitutions. Despite a background in food โtechnology education, โhisโ lifelong fascination with the night โsky – sparked by clear views of the Milky Way from โขhis childhood home in North Sumatra – propelled himโฃ to share his โknowledge widely.
Nasution began astrophotography at age 14, utilizing improvised equipment. This hobby evolved into popular educational content on TikTok,gaining widespread attention after aโค video warning โคagainst viewing the sun โwithout proper filters went viral,reaching โคtensโค of millions of viewers. He later began routinely โsharing astronomical facts in an accessible and โengaging manner.โ
His impact โขwas further solidified โduring a โฃliveโ broadcast of the September โฃ2025 lunar eclipse, attracting 1.4 million viewers internationally and demonstrating the โขpower of entertaining and educational science communication.
“His services are not only for Indonesia, but forโข the world,” stated Bima Nasution, speaking at โคtheโค Indonesianโ Media Office on September 11th.
For Nasution, astronomy offers a broader perspective. “We took a break for a moment, lookingโ at the sky, and realized: Living in this world has meaning,” he โฃsaid. his story exemplifies how โคpersonal passion can intersect with scienceโฃ to benefit a wide โaudience.