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Look up this weekend in France for peak of shooting star display

Annual Lyrids meteor shower will be at full force Sunday night

French digital telescopes give stargazers Nasa-quality view of space

Images captured by amateur astronomers using the French designed telescopes are feeding into scientific research

Look up tonight in France for rare 'blue' supermoon

Two rare phenomena will occur at once, for the last time until 2037. Here is how to get the best view

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Strange skies above central France: What is an ‘arcus’ cloud?

The long, imposing cloud appeared as the area was on alert for thunderstorms, prompting weather experts to explain why and how these formations occur

‘Enchanted’, ‘amazing’: Your memories of the Perseids shooting stars

The meteor shower will be visible on clear nights above France until August 25, so stargazing is still possible

Watch out for the August ‘shooting stars’ above France tonight

The activity of the Perseids meteor shower will peak tonight, with the best time for viewing after midnight

Look up to the French skies tonight for the last super moon of 2022

The Full Sturgeon Super Moon will appear bigger and brighter than usual and will be most impressive at 03:36 tomorrow morning

Nuits des étoiles: stargazing events across France this weekend

There are 476 workshops and telescope sessions taking place in 335 French communes, enabling astronomy lovers to learn more about our universe

June 13: What’s coming up? The week ahead in France

This week sees the second round of the legislative elections, Father’s Day, a planetary spectacle and more

Five planets align in skies over France: How to see this rare event

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will appear in a diagonal line in the sky and be most visible between June 18 and 27

Planets put on celestial show in December skies

Jupiter and Saturn will appear as a double planet in an event not seen from Earth in nearly 800 years

Planet Mercury Sun event to be visible from France

The planet Mercury is to pass in front of the Sun early next week, in a rare sight that will be partly visible from mainland France.

Best sites in France to watch the stars this weekend

Astronomy experts have recommended seven sites across France from which skygazers should watch the annual “Night of Stars” event, which is set for this weekend (Friday August 2 to Sunday August 4).

Holidaying with the stars

You do not have to go to the moon and back to brush up on your astronomy. Nick Inman gets to grips with the galaxy from the comfort of a Gascon farm

Astro-physicist's tribute to Stephen Hawking

“He decided he would live, do what he wanted to do and make a contribution – he is an example, a model for other people”

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Look up this weekend in France for peak of shooting star display

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