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Astrotourism and ecological awareness: Investigating emotional encounters with the night sky Adhika Graha Irianto Putra; Bambang Hermanto; Yunus Winoto; Awaludin Nugraha; Hanhan Hanafiah Solihin
Journal of Environment and Sustainability Education Vol. 3 No. 4 (2025)
Publisher : Education and Development Research

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.62672/joease.v3i4.109

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Light pollution has become an urgent environmental concern that reduces access to naturally dark skies and contributes to ecological amnesia, the fading of direct connections with the natural world. This study examines how first-time encounters with an unpolluted night sky through astrotourism evoke emotional responses that foster ecological awareness. The research used an interpretative phenomenological approach with ten novice participants who shared their initial experiences in dark-sky environments. The findings reveal affective responses of awe, wonder, existential reflection, and intergenerational concern. These responses transformed passive observation into embodied engagement with the cosmos. Within the framework of emotional geography, the night sky is conceptualized as an affective landscape that restores ecological intimacy and supports environmental reflection. The study positions astrotourism as more than recreation and highlights its potential as an affective pedagogy in environmental education and as a pathway for sustainable tourism. The novelty of this study lies in framing astrotourism as an affective bridge between emotional geography and environmental education.
Co-Authors Aan Suryana Acep Rahmat Adhika Graha Irianto Putra Adhika Graha Irianto Putra Agus Cahyana Agus S. Suryadimulya Agus S. Suryadimulya Agus Suherman Suryadimulya Agus Suherman Suryadimulya Al Anshori, Hannif Andy Alfi Turni Aji Sulistyaningrum Alif Fahmi Rizki, Galuh An Nuur Khairune Nisa Andini, Cindy Andini, Cindy Ani Wijayanti Annisa Bintang Kusumawardhani Aping Firman Juliansyah Arifda, Jannatinnai’mah Asy'ari, Rifqi Asy'ari, Rifqi Bambang Hermanto Bambang Hermanto Cecep Ucu Rakhman Cipta Endyana Cipto Surya Pramesti Dadang Suganda Dina Oktavia Dina Oktavia Edwin Rizal Emmy Sundari Evi Novianti Evi Novianti Evi Novianti Evi Novianti Evi Novianti Fitra Riyanto fitriyah Florenza, Lovinda Lusya Hadian, M. Sapari Dwi Hadian, Mohammad Sapari Dwi Hanhan Hanafiah Solihin Hannif Andy Al Anshori Hannif Andy Al Anshori Heddy Shri Ahimsa-Putra Hermanto, Bambang Heru Nurasa Heryadi Rachmat Izzatun Zahra Jamaluddin, Muh. Fakhri Janianton Damanik Jaya Hermawan Juwita, Tita Kartika, N. kasiran, sugiarti Kasno Pamungkas Kevin Muhamad Lukman Kezia Mathilda Ruth Kappu Kunkun Kurniawan Kunto Sofianto Lovinda Lusya Florenza M. Baiquni Moh. Sapari Dwi Hadian, Moh. Sapari Dwi Mohamad Sapari Hadian Mohammad Sapari Dwi Hadian Muhamad Adji Muhammad Dzulkifli Muhammad Miqdad Rojab Munigar Najla Raisa Maharani Nana Darna Nani Darmayanti Nuralim, Muhamad Nyai Kartika Oktavia, Dina Permadi, R. Willy Ananta Pramadika, Nurul Rochmah Priyo Subekti R.M. Mulyadi Reiza D. Dienaputra Reiza D. Dienaputra Reza Permadi Rifki Rahmanda Putra Rifqi Asy’ari Rina Wahyunita RM Anto Harprianto RR. Erna Sadiarti Budiningtyas Rusdin Tahir Rusdin Tahir Rusdin Tahir Rusdin Tahir Rusdin Tahir, Rusdin Sahabudin, Arfah Setiawan Sabana Setiawan Sabana Sriwardani, Nani Sundari, Emmy Suriwahyudi Suryadimulya, Agus S. Suryana, Aan Susanti Withaningsih Susi Machdalena Tahir, Rusdin Tita Juwita Tommy Andrianto Tri Kuntoro Priyambodo Tri Widayati, Maria Ute Lies Siti Khadijah Uud Wahyudin Wahyunita, Rina Withaningsih, Susanti Wulung, Shandra Rama Panji Yuliawati, Susi Yunus Winoto Yustikasari, Yustikasari Yusuf, Hilmi Maulana