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Useful links
Extrait du Observatoire de Paris centre de recherche et enseignement en astronomie et
astrophysique relevant du Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche.
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Useful links
Date de mise en ligne : lundi 25 février 2013
Description :
Une sélection de sites passionnants pour en savoir plus en astronomie
Observatoire de Paris centre de recherche et enseignement en astronomie et
astrophysique relevant du Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la
Recherche.
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Following is a non-exhaustive list of internet sites to help discover astronomy and its
pedagogical activities. Click on "Look at the sites" to discover the various sites.
Les sites de données astronomiques
Look at the sites
Map of the
observatories in
metropolitan France :
with internet links to
these observatories
and to the
France/Canada
observatory in Hawaii.
Bass2000 : data and pictures of the Sun obtained using French instruments.
BDIP : collection of historical planetary images starting in the 20th century.
Ephemeris : tall the solar system body ephemeris..
Institution sites
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Look at the sites
CEA :CEA's world year of astronomy with the "incollables sur l'univers" (flash videos) and other videos.
CNRS : 19 podcasts by important astronomers.
CNRS :the national research centre for scientific research, is a public scientific
and technical research organism. The mission of the CNRS is to create
knowledge, and to make it available to society.
CNES jeunes : on the French space site, the latest information, files and games..
ESO : ESO : the site of the European Southern Observatory. Pictures, videos and astronomical news.
Space NASA :NASA created simulation of the motion of each body in the solar system.
APOD-NASA : "picture of the day", and the collection of "pictures of the day from the NASA site.
NASA : many astronomical pictures (old and current) on space exploration, by the American space agency.
Pedagogical resources
Look at the sites
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IMCCE : pedagogical pages on time, calendars, eclipses and more generally solar system phenomena, by the IMCCE.((
Scho
ol
activit
ies,
produ
ced
by
the
UFE :
the
sugg
estio
ns for
scho
ol
activit
ies,
which
are in
the
peda
gogic
al
10 experiments
suitc to do,
produced byase
the AFA and
the « petits of
débrouillards
»:
the
produced onUFE.
the occasion of
the exhibition "the sky :
mirror of cultures".
Questions in astro : a personal site personnel which is a
mine of ideas for projects, based on apparently quite
naïve questions. Everything is there to implement the
projects.
Construction of sundial : sundials, how they work, how to make them.
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Cahiers Clairaut : all the article in the Cahiers Clairaut of the CLEA, on-line in PDF format !
Museums and other places to visit
Look at the sites
SOLEIL, Synchrotron : SOLEIL is a particle accelerator (for electrons) which
produces synchrotron radiation, a light of unequalled brilliance which enables
one to explore matter at the atomic scale.
Palais de la découverte :
The Parisian museum of
science which organizes
scientific exhibitions,
talks, colloquia, projects
videos, has animations ...
Initiatives amateurs or associations supported by the Observatoire de Paris
Look at the sites
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Science
at
school :
a
ministeri
al
initiative
whose
purpose
is to
support
and
encoura
ge
projects
for
scientific
culture
in high
Planète-Scien
schools.
ces :
association
sponsored by
the CNES,
Planète-Scien
ces proposes
for youngsters
experimental
scientific and
technical
activities, as
leisure
activities, and
also during
school time,
with the
support of
scientific and
industrial
ANPCEN : an association
promoting a light pollution free sky.
organizations.
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La Main à la Pâte : the association created by Georges Charpak to develop experimental science at school.
La Banque des Savoirs (section Astronomie) :) : the knowledge bank (Banque des Savoirs),
created by the Conseil général de l'Essonne, is an information and popularization site for all.
Its vocation is to transmit knowledge, thanks to the support of recognized experts, and to
stimulate discussion on scientific and ethical questions.
[
-http://www.netvibes.com/sciencegouv#Actualites]
Science.Gouv :
science.gouv is the
portal of the scientific
internet for the public.
Targeting teachers
and youth, it
proposes numerous
resources.
AFOEV : Association Française d'Observation des Etoiles Variables (French association of variable star observers).
Aude : an
associatio
n of
amateur
astronom
ers who
do
scientific
measure
ments on
supernova
e, variable
stars and
asteroids.
Astrosurf :the site housing French amateur astronomers' sites.
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SF2A : The purpose of the Société Française
d'Astronomie et d'Astrophysique (the French Society for
Astronomy and Astrophysics) is to contnribute to the
development and popularization of astronomy in France,
with the help of the body of professional astronomers
who have the same objective.
Porte aux étoiles : site for general astronomy, with a wide objective, edited by the AFA.
Futura-Sciences : site for general astronomy and science
intended for the public, containing a great deal of news, and
many files on astrophysical subjects and the conquest of space.
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