The ANDROMEDE association (Association Nouvelle pour la Diffusion des Recherches de l’Observatoire de Marseille Et le Développement des Expositions) offers a unique experience in observing the Sun using three specialized instruments. Thanks to the expertise of enthusiastic scientific mediators, you can discover the different aspects of our star in complete safety.
Observations focus on the photosphere, the Sun’s visible surface, where sunspots, spectacular manifestations of its magnetic activity, can be spotted. Using an instrument equipped with an H-alpha filter, visitors will also be able to see solar prominences, large loops of incandescent gas projected from the Sun’s periphery.
Supervised by ANDROMEDE’s scientific mediators, with over twenty years’ experience in astronomical mediation, this activity is part of an approach to popularizing science for the general public and schools. It provides a better understanding of how the Sun works, its influence on the Earth and the phenomena that reflect its intense activity.
The ANDROMEDE association, based at the Marseille Observatory, plays an essential role in disseminating scientific culture. Every year, it reaches over 32,000 people through a variety of activities: planetarium sessions, guided tours, discoveries of historic instruments such as the Grande Lunette (1872) or the Foucault telescope (1864), and sky observations during national events such as the Nuit des Étoiles or eclipses.
Supported by the City of Marseille, the Conseil Départemental and the Région, ANDROMEDE continues its mission of educating and sharing the sky with young and old alike.
The ANDROMEDE association (Association Nouvelle pour la Diffusion des Recherches de l’Observatoire de Marseille Et le Développement des Expositions) offers a unique experience in observing the Sun using three specialized instruments. Thanks to the expertise of enthusiastic scientific mediators, you can discover the different aspects of our star in complete safety.
Observations focus on the photosphere, the Sun’s visible surface, where sunspots, spectacular manifestations of its magnetic activity, can be spotted. Using an instrument equipped with an H-alpha filter, visitors will also be able to see solar prominences, large loops of incandescent gas projected from the Sun’s periphery.
Supervised by ANDROMEDE’s scientific mediators, with over twenty years’ experience in astronomical mediation, this activity is part of an approach to popularizing science for the general public and schools. It provides a better understanding of how the Sun works, its influence on the Earth and the phenomena that reflect its intense activity.
The ANDROMEDE association, based at the Marseille Observatory, plays an essential role in disseminating scientific culture. Every year, it reaches over 32,000 people through a variety of activities: planetarium sessions, guided tours, discoveries of historic instruments such as the Grande Lunette (1872) or the Foucault telescope (1864), and sky observations during national events such as the Nuit des Étoiles or eclipses.
Supported by the City of Marseille, the Conseil Départemental and the Région, ANDROMEDE continues its mission of educating and sharing the sky with young and old alike.
