What do the Gard sites have in store for us to participate in the Night of the Stars observations ?

L’observation du ciel étoilé prévue dans le Gard ce week-end. Midi Libre – Archive M. P.

Plusieurs communes gardoises participent du 9 au 11 août à l’événement qui permet d’observer les étoiles filantes.

Several municipalities in Gard are organizing observations of the sky as part of the Night of the Stars, an event on the theme of the quest for origins this year.

Thus, at Fons-outre-Gardon, in the field, rue de Cambis, the village culture committee invites families to come with their telescope to observe the sun from 18 hours before, at nightfall, chat and star observation thanks to the Ciel mon ami association. She will show her images, provide explanations and guide the public with her equipment.

To Beauvoisin, the observation will take place on Saturday, August 10, from 6 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., at the Fiaous field with the Orion 2000 astro club.

On the Langlade side, you will have to go to the stadium, 682 Chemin des Lauzières with Vaunage astronomie.

To observe the starry sky well, the Cévenols are not left out. At Sumène, the observation will be organized by Le Serre de Lacan on Sunday August 11 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on the Puech site, Le Castanet.

L’Étoile cévenole, an astronomy school, will participate in the event also on Friday August 9 at 9 p.m., at the Pôle culturel et scientifique d’Alès, 115 Faubourg de Rochebelle.

At Vigan, the Mira astronomy club du Viganais invites the public on Friday, August 9, 9 p.m., to come to the Tony Linares sports center on rue de la Prairie.

The club has a 600 mm diameter motorized telescope acquired two years ago thanks to the Region: “We will be at the heart of the Perseids, magnificent shooting stars. At nightfall, with the help of lasers, you will become better acquainted with the summer sky and finally, for the benefit of the celestial black and with the help of our optical instruments, you will be able to admire the deep sky. The only planet that will be visible will be Saturn in the late evening.”