Don’t forget to come visit our radio antenna's in the coming weekend!
Join us on 9 and 10 of September at the Radio Astronomy Station of Humain, in Wallonia, to celebrate Belgium’s rich and diverse heritage. This station was founded in 1953 by the Royal Observatory of Belgium to house the very first Belgian radio telescopes dedicated to observing the Sun. In the 1960s, a solar interferometer of 44 radio telescopes was constructed and operated up until 2001. Today, the station continues to host radio and optical experiments to observe the sky, the Sun, the Earth's space environment and its atmosphere.
This is the very first time this station will open its doors to the public. You will be able to stroll along the two north-south and east-west axes of the old interferometer, see the old control laboratory, discover the history of the site and its observations, and learn everything about the current scientific activities, which also include optical and meteor observations.
There are activities for children and foodtrucks for hungry visitors.
Bring your family, friends, and neighbours, to embark on a captivating cosmic adventure!
Dates: 9th-10th September 2023 during the Heritage days
Time: 10h -18h
Location: Rue de l'Observatoire, 6900 Marche en Famenne
How to reach the station
The address of the station is : Rue de l’Observatoire, 6900 Marche en Famenne
The map below shows the surrounding of the station.
By car
Please note that Rue de l’Observatoire (in red) is closed to traffic except emergency access. From Marche and Marloie, signposts will guide you towards the station.
Parking is only available on rue Louis Banneux (in blue), which is also closed to traffic and reserved for this use. This is a one-way car park with exit at the station entrance. There is an entrance on the Rochefort side (entrance 1), and one in the middle, coming from rue du Gerny. It will be signposted. Rue du Gerny will allow you to return to Humain, Marche, Marloie or Rochefort.
From the parking, cross the Rue du Gerny to enter the station (see map).
By public transportation and bike
The nearest train station is in Marloie. From there it is possible to reach the radioastronomy station by bike, taking into account the closed roads.
Bikes are welcome on-site (watch out for the pedestrians). You can leave your bike on the grass near the entrance, but there is no surveillance nor possibility of attaching them to a rack.
Map of activities (in French)
With the support of SONUMA historical video archives.