Starry Night at Puy de Dôme

Entertainment provided by the Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme

The Association des Astronomes Amateurs d’Auvergne (Auvergne Amateur Astronomers Association) will share a moment of dream and poetry with you as you dive into the starry sky.

Witness the breathtaking ballet of the stars, planets and moon. See the rings(…)

Entertainment provided by the Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme

The Association des Astronomes Amateurs d’Auvergne (Auvergne Amateur Astronomers Association) will share a moment of dream and poetry with you as you dive into the starry sky.

Witness the breathtaking ballet of the stars, planets and moon. See the rings of Saturn, the Milky Way, the birth and death of the stars, as you’ve never seen them before…

Before night falls, Gérard Coute will give you an introduction to the starry sky visible that evening, with accessible explanations of the basics of astronomy.

– Open to all
– Duration : 3 hours
– Free, ON reservation
– Meet at the summit of the Puy de Dôme, in front of the Grand Site area.

> Bring warm clothes, blankets, long pants… because even in summer, it’s cold and windy at 1465m.

> Participants have the option of taking the 8 p.m. train to the event. A special train will be chartered for the midnight descent.

> Participants are responsible for their own train ticket (return or one-way) : www.panoramiquedesdomes.fr