Paris Observatory

Even into the 21st century solar observations are conducted at the Meudon site, and the preserved Great Refractor (Grande lunette) and astronomical gardens overlooking the city of Paris have

Five astronomy activities for families around Paris

Discovering the solar system and the Milky Way is an exciting experience for children. A number of sites offer fun and exciting tours, enabling parents to deepen their knowledge of astronomy...

The Solar System (FR/EN)

It is the travelling version of a permanent exhibition created in 2007 in the gardens of the Meudon site of the Paris Observatory, where the Solar System is represented on a scale of 1 meter

Planetarium | Cité des sciences et de l''industrie

Surrounded by 360° computer-generated images, you''ll travel from planet to planet, explore the solar system, witness the creation of the universe and see how the Earth was formed.

Visible Celestial Objects from Paris, France | TheSkyLive

See a real-time list of planets, comets, asteroids and deep space objects that are visible right now from Paris, France. Includes an all-sky star chart and advanced filtering options.

Star Maps: Night Sky from Paris, France | TheSkyLive

The night sky visible from Paris, France. Find constellations, planets, asteroids and other celestial objects using our interactive Star Maps and Planetarium web application.

Astronomical view of the sky from Paris

Astronomical viewer to see the position of the planets, the moon, the sun and other celestial bodies from Paris for any date and time. Animations in real time and animations programmed in time jumps. A

Paris Observatory

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The first site was the Paris headquarters established in 1667 by King Louis XIV of France. This facility had various work done on it over the centuries, and in 1927 the Meudon Observatory was added, which included a new site and facilities. It was built in 1891. In addition to these sites, the Marseilles Observatory became a branch of the Paris O

A tour in the Solar system

In addition to furnishing an encyclopedic and comparative view, this site is a way to explore and understand the various parts of the Solar System (planets, satellites, asteroids, comets) via the

Observatoire de Paris

Paris Observatory produces French legal time, ephemerides of the Sun, Moon and solar system bodies, and operates state-of-the-art radio telescopes at Nançay. It offers academic training (Masters, PhD),

VO Solar System Portal

The IMCCE is a research institute of the Paris Observatory of Paris, associated with the CNRS (UMR8028), whose work concerns mainly the dynamic and planetologic studies of the bodies of the