Can you visit Toulouse Observatory? Historic site
Public evenings every Friday, 9:30 pm (arrive 9:00); talk on last Friday of the month; small fee.
For telescope views near Toulouse Observatory, see the observatories open to the public and astronomy clubs nearby; clubs hold free public star parties.
What Toulouse Observatory observes
The list does not describe the instruments at Toulouse Observatory yet.
How dark the sky is at Toulouse Observatory
Toulouse 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.
Toulouse 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 Jolimont observatory, Toulouse: 43.612°N, 1.462°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 Toulouse Observatory
Nearest dark sky places
| Place | Where | Bortle | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comapedrosa Valleys Natural Park | Arinsal, Andorra | 4 | 114 km (71 mi) |
| Pic du Midi International Dark Sky Reserve | La Mongie, France | 3 | 131 km (81 mi) |
| Vezere Valley | Les Eyzies, France | 4 | 151 km (94 mi) |
| Bassegoda Park Starlight Camp | Albanya, Spain | 4 | 177 km (110 mi) |
| Cevennes National Park | L'Esperou, France | 3 | 179 km (111 mi) |
| Montsec Starlight Reserve | Ager, Spain | 3 | 184 km (114 mi) |
Other observatories open to the public within 150 km
- Pic du Midi ObservatoryBagneres-de-Bigorre, Occitanie, France, 131 km (81 mi). Summit open daily by cable car from La Mongie; museum and terraces; ticketed evening star sessions and overnight stays
Toulouse Observatory record
Every value in the observatories dataset for Toulouse Observatory
| ID | 196 |
|---|---|
| Name | Toulouse Observatory |
| Address | 1 Avenue Camille Flammarion, 31500 Toulouse |
| City | Toulouse |
| State | Occitanie |
| Country | France |
| Continent | Europe |
| Public | y |
| Lat | 43.61239 |
| Lon | 1.46196 |
| LatLonSpot | Jolimont observatory, Toulouse |
| Status | Historic |
| StatusNote | Historic Jolimont observatory, now headquarters of the Societe d'Astronomie Populaire (amateur) |
| PublicNote | Public evenings every Friday, 9:30 pm (arrive 9:00); talk on last Friday of the month; small fee |
| 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.