Can you visit Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees? No regular public access
Research institute; public access via Pic du Midi (ID 194) and Jolimont (ID 196).
For telescope views near Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees, see the observatories open to the public and astronomy clubs nearby; clubs hold free public star parties.
What Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees observes
The list does not describe the instruments at Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees yet; the official site has them.
How dark the sky is at Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees
Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees 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.
Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees 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 town center of Toulouse (approximate); OMP is an institute, its telescopes are at Pic du Midi: 43.604°N, 1.442°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 Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees
Nearest dark sky places
| Place | Where | Bortle | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comapedrosa Valleys Natural Park | Arinsal, Andorra | 4 | 113 km (70 mi) |
| Pic du Midi International Dark Sky Reserve | La Mongie, France | 3 | 129 km (80 mi) |
| Vezere Valley | Les Eyzies, France | 4 | 152 km (94 mi) |
| Bassegoda Park Starlight Camp | Albanya, Spain | 4 | 177 km (110 mi) |
| Cevennes National Park | L'Esperou, France | 3 | 181 km (112 mi) |
| Montsec Starlight Reserve | Ager, Spain | 3 | 182 km (113 mi) |
Other observatories open to the public within 150 km
- Toulouse ObservatoryToulouse, Occitanie, France, 2 km (1 mi). Public evenings every Friday, 9:30 pm (arrive 9:00); talk on last Friday of the month; small fee
- Pic du Midi ObservatoryBagneres-de-Bigorre, Occitanie, France, 129 km (80 mi). Summit open daily by cable car from La Mongie; museum and terraces; ticketed evening star sessions and overnight stays
Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees record
Every value in the observatories dataset for Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees
| ID | 192 |
|---|---|
| Name | Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees |
| City | Toulouse |
| State | Occitanie |
| Country | France |
| Continent | Europe |
| Web | https://www.omp.eu/ |
| Public | n |
| Lat | 43.60444 |
| Lon | 1.44194 |
| LatLonSpot | town center of Toulouse (approximate); OMP is an institute, its telescopes are at Pic du Midi |
| Status | Active |
| StatusNote | Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees is the Universite de Toulouse earth and space science institute; runs Pic du Midi and owns the historic Jolimont site |
| PublicNote | Research institute; public access via Pic du Midi (ID 194) and Jolimont (ID 196) |
| Sources | https://www.visit-occitanie.com/en/fiche/patrimoine-culturel/observatoire-de-jolimont-toulouse_TFOPCUMID031FS00033 |
From the site's observatories dataset (observatoriesglobal_q426). Distances are computed from the coordinates.