Planetarium (Belgium)
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The Planetarium
The Planetarium of the Royal Observatory of Belgium is a Belgian planetarium and part of the institutions of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office.
The dome of the planetarium measures 23 metres in diameter, on which the Sun, the Moon, the planets, the Milky Way and more than 8500 stars can be projected. The Zeiss UPP 23/5 projector of the planetarium is made up of 119 projectors and was built by the Carl Zeiss company of Jena.
See also[]
- Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
- Royal Meteorological Institute
- Observatory
- Astrarium
- Astrolabe
- Astronomical clock
- Fulldome video
- Star atlas
References[]
- Zeiss UPP 23/5 projector (Dutch)
- Zeiss UPP 23/5 projector (French)
External links[]
Coordinates: 50°47′54″N 4°21′30″E / 50.79833°N 4.35833°E
Categories:
- Planetaria in Belgium
- Science and technology in Belgium
- Tourist attractions in Brussels
- Tourism in Belgium
- Space stubs