Various photographs of the sky acquired in the Occitanie region, digital simulations carried out using free and open source softwares, and the report on an Art & Science show entitled « The tango of the stars », illustrate the movements that have always animated the planets, comets, stars and galaxies that dot our skies. Discover these visuals hereafter ...
« From the Moon to the Sun »This exhibition, entitled « From the Moon to the Sun », features archive images from the Apollo missions (1961 - 1972), as well as the most recent pictures of our Sun acquired by NASA's Parker Solar Probe and ESA's Solar Orbiter probes. Exceptionally, the model of NASA's Perseverance rover, designed by CNES and on loan from IRAP (Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie in Toulouse), was presented to the public in Revel, at the GET cultural center, from 1 to 15 August 2025. Read more ...
« Sunset from Earth's orbit »Have you ever wondered what a sunset looks like from Earth orbit? Here's the video answer. Fasten your seatbelts! Read more ...
« At the same time, on Earth and in the Universe ... »As part of the « Regards de Photographes » exhibition organized by the City of Revel (Occitanie) from June 29 to July 14, 2024, five snapshots have been designed: instant shots, or rather screenshots of a single digitally simulated event: the setting of our Sun on La Reunion Island from the shore, the Earth's orbit, interplanetary space, the surface of the Moon and the edges of our Solar System. Read more ...
« Planetary alignment »This digital simulation shows the planets Venus, Jupiter, Neptune, Mars, Earth and Saturn illuminated by our Sun. It simulates a view acquired on May 5, 2022, at a distance of 150,000 kilometers from the Earth. Read more ...
« Draw me the ecliptic ... »This photograph was taken on an autumn evening from the village of Puycelsi (Tarn, Occitanie). In the light of the setting Sun, the crescent Moon appears, followed by the planets Venus and Jupiter. The positions occupied by these bright points allow to sketch the ecliptic circle. Read more ...
« The Earth crescent »This digital simulation shows our Earth illuminated by the Sun, surrounded by the constellation Orion and the star Sirius. In the absence of artificial lighting, the Earth looks like a thin crescent of light. Read more ...
« Un pont entre Ciel et Terre »This PhotoGraphism was created from a photograph of the Ariane 5 rocket on display at the Cité de l'Espace in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne, Occitanie). It embodies the bridge between Sky and Earth that is the Ariane 5 rocket, ready to take off into space. Read more ...
« The tango of the stars »This show, presented on August 10, 2013, at Savères (Haute-Garonne, Occitanie), invited the audience on a journey combining dance and astronomy, a scientific and poetic flight into the heart of the formation of a solar system, with Karine Gadré, astronomer, and Jorge Saraniche, musician, accompanied by storyteller Jean-Michel Hernandez. It results from a collaboration between the associations IntermiDanses and Les Chemins Buissonniers, the CNRS's Sciences et Citoyens club, and UNESCO Club. Read more ...
« Contact »This photograph was taken in the Aveyron Gorge (Tarn, Occitanie). It shows an airplane trail over the autumn landscape. Barely visible in the upper right-hand corner, the crescent moon complains of being neglected by humans. Read more ...
« Sky Attacks »This photograph was taken on an autumn evening from the village of Penne (Tarn et Garonne, Occitanie). The twelfth century fortified castle, which once withstood the assaults of the Crusade against the Albigensians and of the Hundred Years War, seems to be the target of a spatial raid. Read more ...
« Fictitious Sun »This photograph was taken in the Lauragais region (Haute-Garonne, Occitanie), shortly after sunset. In the western sky, a photometeor appears, the result of the reflection of the sun's rays by ice crystals in the atmosphere. Proof that winter is not yet fully over. Lire la suite ...
