The Bourbonnian Astro-club is organizing, Friday June 28 and Saturday June 29, a unique festival, dedicated to astronomy and aeronautics, in Bourbon-Lancy. A rich program to discover at the lake, at the water sports center and at the cinema.
The Bourbonnian Astro-club (ACB) has decided to link the worlds of astronomy and aeronautics by organizing the “Festival of the 2 Universes”, Friday June 28 and Saturday June 29. Everything will happen at the Breuil lake and at the nautical base, with a few meetings at the Le Rio Borvo cinema, in Bourbon-Lancy (Saône-et-Loire). A high quality and abundant program.
It is to “popularize” these two sciences, present the professions that revolve around them and reach families and young people that the ACB has set up this major event.
Conferences, sky observations, exhibitions…
The organizers are hoping for clear skies so that everything can take place outdoors as much as possible. “The goal is to introduce the worlds of astronomy and aeronautics to as many people as possible,” confide Thierry Roig, president of the ACB, and his vice-president, Dominique Proust, emeritus astrophysicist at the Paris Observatory, who is also the festival’s patron.
Friday June 28 This day will be mainly dedicated to the city’s middle and primary school students who will be able to visit the Spatiobus of the National Center for Space Studies (Cnes), meet members of the National School of Civil Aviation (Énac) of Saint-Yan (Saône -et-Loire).
At 9 p.m., at the cinema, the general public is invited to a conference, From the new star to the death of the stars, brief history of astronomy through supernovas, by Bruno Pagani, astrophysicist.
Saturday June 29 From 11 a.m., numerous stands and activities, including drone demonstrations and tethered hot air balloon flights, in the afternoon and early evening. Énac will discuss careers and training in civil aviation. Local astronomy clubs will display their equipment and invite people to observe the sun. Radio amateurs, including Didier Bruriaud, from Vitry-sur-Loire, will carry out satellite monitoring.
Planetarium: at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., forty-five minute sessions in the traveling structure of the planetarium at the Eden Center in Cuisery, to understand what our galaxy is made of
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At the cinema: at 3 p.m., conference, Soleils eclipses. Supersonic Concorde 001, solar corona and exoplanets, by Pierre Léna (Academy of Sciences and Paris Observatory); at 4 p.m., tribute film to Hubert Reeves; at 9:30 p.m., conference, Radioastronomy, by Laurent Pagani.
Pierre Léna, confides Dominique Proust, “holds the world record for observing the longest eclipse of the Sun, lasting seventy-four minutes. Because he was on board Concorde on June 30, 1973 to observe and study it with other scientists. It is this experience that he comes to tell.
Both days
At 10:30 p.m., in the field above the body of water, observation sessions. “We will discover galaxies and stars through around twenty telescopes and glasses. And astrophysicists will be there to comment,” announces Thierry Roig. Practical.
Friday June 28, from 9 p.m., and Saturday June 29, from 11 a.m., in Bourbon-Lancy. Free, except cinema tickets (film and conferences) and hot air balloon flights. Catering on site (food truck). Contact: www.festivaldes2univers.fr
By reservation (afastronomie.fr/manifestations/festival-des-2-univers).
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