Science from PVOL2 (The Planetary Virtual Observatory and Laboratory): A database of amateur observations of Solar system planets integrated in VESPA
Résumé
The Planetary Virtual Observatory and Laboratory (PVOL2) stores and serves publicly through its web site a large database of amateur observations of solar system planets. After several years of use of the PVOL service we review its use in professional studies of solar system, we strengthen the new capabilities in the modern PVOL2 service, and we show current research projects based on the analysis of the amateur data. PVOL2 contains amateur observations from Mercury to Neptune including the Moon and the Galilean satellites and is integrated in the VESPA portal (Virtual European Space and Planetary Access) as one general service in VESPA. PVOL2 can be consulted in http://pvol2.ehu.eus or through the VESPA portal in: http://vespa.obspm.fr/