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These english pages are a stripped version of the Dutch website. The original version thus generally contains more information. Do not hesitate to check it!

Who never asked questions as to how, what and why things are? Numerous personalities talk about far more futile things rather than our place in the cosmos. There aren't, at this moment, many opportunities to talk about them on TV. But it doesn't really matter as Flanders has five public observatories involved in the discovery of the wonderful world of astronomy. Urania is one of them.

During antiquity, Urania was the Astronomy Muse. Today, Urania is trying to inspire you with astronomy and side sciences such as meteorology and astronautics. You can thus choose between a whole range of activities and services : lessons for beginners and experienced, guided tours of the observatory, an extended documentation center, various publications, stargazing evenings, conferences, Urania Mobile (Flanders' first mobile observatory) and the astroshop. It comes according to the needs: young and lesser young people, beginners and experienced, amateurs in theories or in handcrafted works, everyone can find what suits him or her.

If you have questions, you can always ask them to Urania. In the website, you'll find who we are and what we do. If you don't find an answer to a more precise question, you can always contact us or come to visit us. Behind Urania doors, a whole Universe is waiting for you.

Our activities are organized in Dutch, but we can welcome visitors in English.