Astronomy Côte d'Azur

The Astrorama is dedicated to the observation of stars, especially around August 12, the period of the year with the highest number of shooting stars. The director of this center is the well-known astronomer Jean-Louis Heudier, winner of several awards for his scientific work of popularization. He has participated in numerous television programs. The store offers all the necessary equipment for stargazing as well as many books on the subject. Astronama is also a site which proposes several animations such as the "star show", the launching of rockets, the conferences, the planetarium, etc.

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.