Many streets in Utrecht
are named after celestial bodies or astronomical terms - Meteoorhof,
Jupiterstraat, Eclipshof, Komeetstraat, Venuslaan, etc. There is also
Zonstraat - a cozy street dedicated to the Sun that goes all the way
through one of the most beautiful neighborhoods to the old observatory
Sonnenborgh. Some people in the street keep "solar portraits" on their
facades and in the windows. It's a real shame that only memories are
left of astronomy in this town.
More on the fallout of Utrecht astronomy:
C. U. Keller: Sterrekundig Instituut Utrecht: The Last Years
R. J. Rutter: Sterrekundig Instituut Utrecht
