Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur - Site du plateau de Calern

  • Interpretation Centre
2130 route de l'observatoire, 06460 Caussols
C.E.R.G.A. (Centre d'Études et de Recherches Géodynamiques et Astronomiques). In a marvellous hill-country setting up above Grasse, its observation instruments include an interferometer unique throughout the world.Guided tour every Sunday at 3.30 p.m.
In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, the Plateau de Calern housed instruments that were forerunners in their field, including laser rang finding (photo) and interferometry. The Schmidt telescope for imaging wide fields of view with limited aberrations was also intensely utilized until the early 2000s. Today, the scientific life of the Plateau continues with projects that make the most of experience gained and the special relationship between astronomy and geophysics, including laser range finding,...

Openings

Openings

All year

All year
Monday
08:00 - 16:00

Tuesday
08:00 - 16:00

Wednesday
08:00 - 16:00

Thursday
08:00 - 16:00

Friday
08:00 - 16:00

Saturday
08:00 - 16:00

Sunday
08:00 - 16:00

Location

Location

Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur - Site du plateau de Calern
2130 route de l'observatoire, 06460 Caussols

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French
Updated on 25 July 2023 at 16:50
by Office de tourisme intercommunal de la CASA
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