{"id":19581,"date":"2026-04-27T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/?p=19581"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T04:38:35","slug":"expedition-to-the-dark-sky-melilas-on-may-16-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/2026\/04\/expedition-to-the-dark-sky-melilas-on-may-16-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Expedition to the Dark Sky Melilas on May 16, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam (PABD) invites<\/strong> you to experience the pristine celestial views of Kampong Melilas. As one of the most remote regions in the Belait District, this location offers a rare escape from light pollution, providing an ideal environment for observing the Milky Way and deep-sky wonders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This curated astrotourism event combines scientific exploration with local culture. Participants will engage in guided stargazing sessions, alongside a cultural visit to the Julangan Titah Rumah Panjang, hosted by the Majlis Perundingan Kampong (MPK) Melilas, Ulu Belait. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adventurers will travel via 4&#215;4 vehicles to the heart of the wilderness for an overnight camping expedition. Please note that transportation, meals, and additional activities can be arranged subject to availability and may incur charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration is now open for those ready to witness the universe in its most natural state: <a href=\"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/darkskymelilas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/darkskymelilas\/<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam (PABD) invites you to experience the pristine celestial views&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,17],"tags":[529,344,468,323],"class_list":["post-19581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-pabd","tag-adventure","tag-dark-sky","tag-melilas","tag-milky-way"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19581"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19583,"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19581\/revisions\/19583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bruneiastronomy.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}