Astronomy Provence

Created in 1983 by a small core of passionate amateurs, this Marseillaise Association of Astronomy has an enthusiastic and dynamic group around it. If the observation of the images taken by the large telescopes does not satisfy you completely, if you feel the need to look further, this light activity will allow you to get involved closest to the stars. Beautiful white nights in perspective, with competent people, never short of advice, which builds their own glasses and telescopes.

Just a stone's throw from the Verdon Regional Nature Park and the Sainte-Croix lake, this observatory has quality equipment accessible to the simple curious as well as to the experienced amateur wishing to make images of the sky in good conditions. The centerpiece of the site is a superb 620 mm diameter telescope (designed by Olivier Planchon, the owner of the site), installed under a dome and equipped as it should be for the observation and the taking of celestial pictures.

Another beautiful mountain observatory, located at 1 600 m of altitude. It is easily accessible by car (when there is no snow), to park at the station. The observatory is located on the hill just above, about a hundred meters on foot. Public observing evenings are usually scheduled two nights a month, often during the first quarter moon. In summer, these evenings can be more numerous and preceded by conferences.