August is ideal for sky watching. Thus, events are organized throughout France, including the traditional Nights of the Stars, which take place from August 5 to 7, 2022.
This weekend, Villeneuve-Loubet is organizing an evening dedicated to the stars on the night of August 6 to 7, 2022. It’s an opportunity to observe shooting stars and share this spectacle of comet dust streaking across the starry vault while recounting the history of the solar system.
Program
Saturday, August 6
From 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM: Activities
Come admire a photography exhibition by SPICA members in the Hall of the Auguste Escoffier Cultural Center.
Also, attend a projection of the celestial vault using the “stellarium” software in the cultural action room.
From 8:30 PM to 10:00 PM: Conference
“Asteroids, how to protect ourselves?” – Irène Kennin Room
Presented by Benoit Carry, a planetologist working at the Lagrange Laboratory of the Côte d’Azur Observatory (OCA) and at the Institute of Celestial Mechanics and Ephemeris Calculation (IMCCE).
From 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM: Sky Observation
Auguste Escoffier Cultural Center
Meet from 6:00 PM to 1:00 AM at Villeuneuve-Loubet at the Ecoparc “Les Petits Princes” of the Auguste Escoffier Cultural Center.
Free entry
