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- Le chateau “neuf”
@ Observatoire de Paris
THE TOUR (tour length: 2 hours)
The tour takes place outdoors over a distance of about 1 km.
Visitors will be shown the following observation instruments:
a one-metre telescope in a dome;
a 60-cm telescope on an equatorial mount, in a dome;
the large siderostat, where the projected image of the sun can be seen (weather permitting).
The tour includes an educational trail representing the solar system on a scale of 1 m per 10 million km. Addressed to the general public.
The telescope inside the Chateau Neuf’s dome is the largest in Europe and it was declared a historical monument in 1972. Thanks to the funds secured by the Observatoire de Paris, the telescope is undergoing restoration work. We regret that the site is temporarily closed to the public.
INFORMATION
Note: Tours for groups with special needs (notably in sign language) are available.
Individual tours
Tour begins at
Observatoire’s control booth; place Jules Janssen, Meudon (92) (Meudon-Bellevue SNCF station or RER C Meudon Val Fleury stop or metro line 12, Mairie d’Issy stop + 169 bus, see map)
When : One saturday each month at 2:30 pm (except during school holidays).
Rates
(valid until the end of 2007)
Full rate: 6 euros
Reduced rate (proof required): 3,5 euros (unemployed, Education nationale, CNRS, schoolchildren, students, seniors (over 60), large families).
Group tours (minimum 20 persons; maximum 30)
Tour begins at
Observatoire’s control booth; place Jules Janssen, Meudon (92) (Meudon-Bellevue SNCF station or RER C Meudon Val Fleury stop or metro line 12, Mairie d’Issy stop + 169 bus).
When
Tuesday and Thursday from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, or from 2:30 to 4:30 pm.
Reservations
By email (preferred): visite.meudon@obspm.fr
By mail: Observatoire de Paris, visites du site de Meudon – Sabine Lemaitre, 5, place Jules Janssen 92 190 Meudon.
By telephone : 01 45 07 74 78 – Monday to Friday from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.
Group rates - all included (2009)
Full rate: 120 euros
Reduced rate - proof required (unemployed, Education nationale, CNRS, schoolchildren, students, large families): 70 euros
School group rate – all included (2009): 70 euros.
Guided tours of the Observatoire’s Nancay site. The tours are carried out by guides from “Pôle de l’espace et des étoiles” (formerly “Ciel Ouvert en Sologne”), an organization independent from the Observatoire de Paris located next to the Nancay site. They take place twice a day, at 11:00 am and 4:00 pm by appointment (closed on Tuesday, except in July-August).
