BEST LOCATIONS:

THE ARDENES/ LOCATION - SOUTHEAST BELGIUM

OBSERVATOIRE CENTRE ARDENNE , Grapfontaine (Neufchâteau)- Offers powerful equipment, expert guidance, diverse activities

VOLKSSTERRENWACHT ARMAND PIEN:

A public observatory located in Ghent, Belgium, on top of the Ghent University Plateau building.

SEVEN STARS PAVILLION, Pavillon des Sept Étoiles:

Historic 17th-century, heptagonal (seven-sided) white and grey kiosk located in the Parc d'Enghien in Belgium. Built around 1661 as a stargazing observation point.

HOGE VENEN (HIGH FENS)

high-altitude nature reserve near the German border is one of the darkest regions in Flanders and Wallonia. While subject to some peripheral light domes, the skies here reach Bortle 4, making it ideal for naked-eye Milky Way viewing during optimal moonless nights

BELGIUM /

TOP HIGHLIGHT:

Beatiful, clear Dark skies in the Ardennes region with specialized observatories

Observatoire Centre Ardenne (Grapfontaine)

HIGHEST PEAK: Signal de Botrange: 694 meters

BEST BORTLE SCALE: Observatoire Centre Ardenne - Class 4

OFFICIAL DARK SKY AREAS: NO