Can you visit Camille Flammarion Observatory? Historic site
SAF public observing sessions and Heritage Days visits.
For telescope views near Camille Flammarion Observatory, see the observatories open to the public and astronomy clubs nearby; clubs hold free public star parties.
What Camille Flammarion Observatory observes
The list does not describe the instruments at Camille Flammarion Observatory yet; the official site has them.
How dark the sky is at Camille Flammarion Observatory
Camille Flammarion Observatory has no Bortle rating in the list yet. The scale below shows what each class looks like.
Sky brightness and class come from the World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness (Falchi et al. 2016, CC BY-NC 4.0), with natural skyglow added, at the coordinates below. Research telescopes are often sited on mountains above the haze, so the real sky can be darker than the map suggests.
Camille Flammarion Observatory among the observatories of France
Green dots are observatories open to the public, blue dots research or private sites, squares dark sky places; select one for its page. See Observatories in France for the full list.
The coordinates on this page point to Camille Flammarion Observatory: 48.690°N, 2.399°E.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Open the larger map · Directions. Mountain observatory roads are often gated after dark; go only on a scheduled public night.
Dark sky places, observatories and clubs near Camille Flammarion Observatory
Nearest dark sky places
| Place | Where | Bortle | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Natural Park of Morvan | Saint-Brisson, France | 3 | 203 km (126 mi) |
| Stärepark Pëtschent - Putscheid | Putscheid, Luxembourg | 4 | 305 km (190 mi) |
| South Downs International Dark Sky Reserve | Midhurst, England | 4 | 344 km (214 mi) |
| Gulpen | Gulpen, Netherlands | 5 | 345 km (215 mi) |
| Millevaches Regional Natural Park | Saint-Gilles-les-Forets, France | 3 | 346 km (215 mi) |
| Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park | Dournazac, France | 4 | 356 km (221 mi) |
Other observatories open to the public within 150 km
- Astronomy Tower of the SorbonneParis, Ile-de-France, France, 18 km (11 mi). SAF public observing evenings two nights a week, small groups; EUR 15 adult, EUR 7 under 14; book online
- Nancay Radio TelescopeNancay, France, 146 km (91 mi). Guided observatory tours combined with Pole des Etoiles visitor center next door
Astronomy clubs within 150 km
- Societe Astronomique de FranceParis, France, 19 km (12 mi)
- Association Francaise d'AstronomieParis, France, 19 km (12 mi)
Star parties near Camille Flammarion Observatory
| Star party | Near | Distance | Usual timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equinox Sky Camp | Holt, England | 479 km (297 mi) | Near the September equinox |
| AstroCamp | Brecon, Wales | 544 km (338 mi) | Spring and autumn |
| Dalby Forest Starfest | Pickering, England | 656 km (408 mi) | Spring |
Camille Flammarion Observatory record
Every value in the observatories dataset for Camille Flammarion Observatory
| ID | 181 |
|---|---|
| Name | Camille Flammarion Observatory |
| Address | 32 avenue de la Cour-de-France |
| State | Juvisy-sur-Orge |
| Country | France |
| Continent | Europe |
| Web | https://saf-astronomie.fr/ |
| Public | y |
| Lat | 48.68970 |
| Lon | 2.39860 |
| LatLonSpot | Camille Flammarion Observatory |
| Status | Historic |
| StatusNote | Owned by Societe astronomique de France; historic monument since 2010 |
| PublicNote | SAF public observing sessions and Heritage Days visits |
| Sources | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Flammarion_Observatory |
From the site's observatories dataset (observatoriesglobal_q426). Distances are computed from the coordinates.