Putting your head in the stars

Franck Razafimaharo is a physics engineer and a professor of physics. He has been an astronomy trainer for many years with teachers of the national education. He founded the observatory l'écho des étoiles in the small hamlet of Villaret de Doucy located respectively at 10 and 15 minutes by car of the station of Doucy and that of Valmorel.

1. Observation of the Sun: a telescope of excellent quality, equipped with special filters will allow us to see the protuberances of our star in complete safety.
2. Observation of the night sky: depending on the time of day and the date, the sky presents us with different stars, each one as interesting as the next. Planets, nebulae, galaxies and the Moon will be observed in turn.
3. Workshops for children: small half-days where children (6-12 years old and teenagers) will be able to get their hands dirty by carrying out different experiments at their level. They can also learn to manipulate instruments (sextant, telescope, mirror...). These workshops are adapted to the age and level of each child. They can also study and create craters, make sky maps, etc.
The place of the activities is the observatory. From time to time, the observations will take place in different hamlets (Le Villaret, Charmette, Doucy, Quarante plane, etc...)

On the program for this winter :
o Discovery evenings: observation of the night sky with telescopes and telescope.
o Astrophotography sessions
o Scientific workshops during the day (observation of the Sun with special filters)
Public: children over 4 years old, teenagers and adults.