Royal Observatory of Belgium and the Planetarium

The Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) is a scientific research institute, which also provides a wide range of services. Researchers study the planet Earth and other, near and distant objects in space. Scientists at the observatory are involved in the following fields: astronomy, astrophysics, space geodesy and solar physics. The ROB also collaborates with a great many international centres.

The following tasks fall under the category of service activities: date and time service, management of the Belgian seismological network, gravimetric measurement, permanent monitoring of solar activity, space meteorological outlooks and the dissemination of information on a variety of astronomic phenomena.

The Royal Observatory of Belgium also runs the Planetarium on the Heysel. Audiences are able to gaze at the starry sky with the help of special audiovisual programs, listen to conferences, or visit exhibitions relating directly to the scientific themes entrusted to the Federal Institutions on the Uccle Plateau (Royal Observatory of Belgium, Royal Meteorological Institute and Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy).

The Planetarium, a magical place, is known for its large dome (at a diameter of more than 23 metres, one of the largest in Europe). A faithful reproduction of the firmament is given by projecting it onto a dome-shaped screen with an extremely complex projector, known as a planetarium projector. This magnificent piece of technology alone is worth the visit.

The set up of the database of publications of ROB makes use of NASA's Astrophysics Data System Bibliographic Services (ADS).

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Recent Submissions

The daily processing of asteroid observations by Gaia

Tanga P.; Mignard F.; Dell`Oro A.Muinonen K.Pauwels T.Thuillot W.Berthier J.Cellino A.Hestroffer D.Petit J.-M.Carry B.David P.Delbo` M.Fedorets G.Galluccio L.Granvik M.Ordenovic C.Pentikäinen H. et al.
Numerical study of tides in Ontario Lacus, a hydrocarbon lake on the surface of the Saturnian moon Titan

Vincent D.; Karatekin Ö.; Vallaeys V.Hayes A. G.Mastrogiuseppe M.Notarnicola C.Dehant V.Deleersnijder E. et al.
Spectroscopic survey of γ Doradus stars - I. Comprehensive atmospheric parameters and abundance analysis of γ Doradus stars

Kahraman Aliçavuş F.; Niemczura E.; De Cat P.Soydugan E.Kołaczkowski Z.Ostrowski J.Telting J. H.Uytterhoeven K.Poretti E.Rainer M.Suárez J. C.Mantegazza L.Kilmartin P.Pollard K. R. et al.
The 3 December 1828 moderate earthquake at the border between Belgium and Germany

Knuts E.; Camelbeeck T.; Alexandre P.
The obliquity of Enceladus

Baland R.-M.; Yseboodt M.; Van Hoolst T.
Luminous blue variables: An imaging perspective on their binarity and near environment

Martayan C.; Lobel A.; Baade D.Mehner A.Rivinius T.Boffin H. M. J.Girard J.Mawet D.Montagnier G.Blomme R.Kervella P.Sana H.Štefl S.Zorec J.Lacour S.Le Bouquin J.-B.Martins F.Mérand A.Patru F.Selman F.Frémat Y. et al.
Herschel observations of the nebula M1-67 around the Wolf-Rayet star WR 124

Vamvatira-Nakou C.; Hutsemékers D.; Royer P.Waelkens C.Groenewegen M. A. T.Barlow M. J. et al.
Composition, seasonal change, and bathymetry of Ligeia Mare, Titan, derived from its microwave thermal emission

Le Gall A.; Malaska M. J.; Lorenz R. D.Janssen M. A.Tokano T.Hayes A. G.Mastrogiuseppe M.Lunine J. I.Veyssière G.Encrenaz P.Karatekin O. et al.
Habitability: A Review

Cockell C. S.; Bush T.; Bryce C.Direito S.Fox-Powell M.Harrison J. P.Lammer H.Landenmark H.Martin-Torres J.Nicholson N.Noack L.O'Malley-James J.Payler S. J.Rushby A.Samuels T.Schwendner P.Wadsworth J.Zorzano M. P. et al.
The Storm of Decameter Spikes During the Event of 14 June 2012

Shevchuk N. V.; Melnik V. N.; Poedts S.Dorovskyy V. V.Magdalenic J.Konovalenko A. A.Brazhenko A. I.Briand C.Frantsuzenko A. V.Rucker H. O.Zarka P. et al.
Ultraviolet emission lines of Si II in cool star and solar spectra

Laha S.; Keenan F. P.; Ferland G. J.Ramsbottom C. A.Aggarwal K. M.Ayres T. R.Chatzikos M.van Hoof P. A. M.Williams R. J. R. et al.
Collisional excitation of [C II], [O I] and CO in massive galaxies

Canning R. E. A.; Ferland G. J.; Fabian A. C.Johnstone R. M.van Hoof P. A. M.Porter R. L.Werner N.Williams R. J. R. et al.
Stress drop at the Kephalonia Transform Zone estimated from the 2014 seismic sequence

Caporali A.; Bruyninx C.; Fernandes R.Ganas A.Kenyeres A.Lidberg M.Stangl G.Steffen H.Zurutuza J. et al.
Non-parametric PSF estimation from celestial transit solar images using blind deconvolution

González A.; Delouille V.; Jacques L.
LAMOST Observations in the Kepler Field: Spectral Classification with the MKCLASS Code

Gray R. O.; Corbally C. J.; De Cat P.Fu J. N.Ren A. B.Shi J. R.Luo A. L.Zhang H. T.Wu Y.Cao Z.Li G.Zhang Y.Hou Y.Wang Y. et al.
InSight coordinates determination from direct-to-Earth radio-tracking and Mars topography model

Le Maistre S.
Image patch analysis of sunspots and active regions. I. Intrinsic dimension and correlation analysis

Moon K. R.; Li J. J.; Delouille V.De Visscher R.Watson F.Hero A. O. et al.
Modeling the polar motion of Titan

Coyette A.; Van Hoolst T.; Baland R.-M.Tokano T. et al.
Constraints on the H<SUB>2</SUB>O formation mechanism in the wind of carbon-rich AGB stars

Lombaert R.; Decin L.; Royer P.de Koter A.Cox N. L. J.González-Alfonso E.Neufeld D.De Ridder J.Agúndez M.Blommaert J. A. D. L.Khouri T.Groenewegen M. A. T.Kerschbaum F.Cernicharo J.Vandenbussche B.Waelkens C. et al.
Temporal variation of tidal parameters in superconducting gravimeter time-series

Meurers B.; Van Camp M.; Francis O.Pálinkáš V. et al.